On: Reflecting on the Right to be Forgotten

[grzm]

Can you expand on this? What I have in mind is where to draw the line between your personal life and your interactions with others. Posts on public forums (including HN)? Your Facebook page? Your github repos? Someone else writing a blog post about an experience they shared with you? I sympathize with some of the intent. It's increasingly difficult to have a private life. I just am wondering how practical it is.

I know the Right to Be Forgotten doesn't necessarily include all of these, but I can imagine it be expanded in a way that's doesn't seem to be much of a "slippery slope".

[wav-part → grzm]

How about any personal information illegally obtained (the act already a crime most likely) be defined illegal unless already available legally.

However there is still a question of, If a content be blocked globally if its illegal in some country. No IMHO.

[grzm → wav-part]

any personal information illegally obtained

You're right, that should be removed. As you say, it's already a crime, so that wouldn't need any additional support by the RTBF.

[suby → grzm]

I think I disagree. By that logic we would also be deleting information like that gained from the Snowden leaks

[grzm → suby]

Damnit. Why can't this be simple?

Is this type of thing really personal information, though? Would it be something covered by RTBF?

[DiabloD3 → grzm]

It actually is simple.

Covering up an illegal act using state-granted powers is illegal. Someone "breaking the law" to tell people you committed illegal acts is not illegal in any meaningful sense.

[wav-part → grzm]

> Is this type of thing really personal information, though?

Its not. So the rule still works.