Right to be Forgotten

Cluster discusses the EU's 'Right to be Forgotten' under GDPR Article 17, its applicability to deleting personal data or old online posts, exceptions for freedom of expression, and jurisdictional debates.

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dap • Jan 16, 2017 • View on HN

Maybe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_be_forgotten ?

sarabande • May 1, 2018 • View on HN

Sounds like you need the GDPR's "Right to be Forgotten" clause to be in effect.

klipt • Jul 4, 2020 • View on HN

EU has this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_be_forgotten

m-p-3 • Nov 12, 2021 • View on HN

Isn't that going against GDPR Article 17 (Right To Be Forgotten)?

Quanttek • May 26, 2019 • View on HN

Not really. The GDPR stipulates a right to be forgotten [1] with the following exceptions:> 3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the extent that processing is necessary:> (a) for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information;> (b) for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official aut

nthcolumn • Aug 10, 2015 • View on HN

QUESTION: Why should you have 'the right to be forgotten'?

jhgb • Jun 26, 2022 • View on HN

> Right to be forgotten, isn't GDPRhttps://gdpr-info.eu/art-17-gdpr/: "Art. 17 GDPR Right to erasure ('right to be forgotten')"...seems like it is?

ixtli • Jan 30, 2018 • View on HN

I get that most of the comments here are joking BUT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_be_forgotten is a related and important thing :)

AnaniasAnanas • Feb 21, 2019 • View on HN

I do wonder how EU's "right to be forgotten" comes into the play here. Could it be used in your case?

layer8 • Jun 17, 2023 • View on HN

I wonder if the GDPR’s “right to be forgotten”/“right to erasure” can be held against them here.