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It seems counterproductive to ask every possible data aggregator (of which Google is just one) to allow data to be taken out and hidden from view. If John Doe
by mantrax5 12y ago
It seems counterproductive to ask every possible data aggregator (of which Google is just one) to allow data to be taken out and hidden from view.
If John Doe has something so embarrassing in their past that would warrant this, it can be accomplished by him changing his name.
I mean purely speaking as engineer, I'd make the central reference (the name) invalid, and not go check every possible reference user.
- DasIch 12y agoYou do realize that you can't just change your name, right?
- mantrax5 12y agoI don't know where you live, but actually yes, you can just change your name.
- nilved 12y agoI've changed my name in Canada. Here, name changes are made public in a government newspaper. It may be the case in other countries, too. To be more general, a name change doesn't mean anything when the change itself is recorded.
- DasIch 12y agoI live in Germany and changing your name here is only possible for a small number of reasons. If you have a normal name aren't marrying someone or are transgender and transitioning, changing your name is effectively impossible.
- emiliobumachar 12y agoIf the legislators want to give people the right to be forgotten, restrictions on name changing should be the first thing to fix, way before forcing a corporation to burn books.