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by cdi 3642 days ago
Also the idiotic "Right to be forgotten".
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What's idiotic about the right to be forgotten?
> What's idiotic about the right to be forgotten?

Snarky answer: the right to be forgotten part.

Serious answer: the so-called 'right to be forgotten' is really a 'right to force others to delete true statements,' which is to say, to cause them to lie by omission. It is an infringement upon those others' right to free speech. It's fundamentally stupid: no-one has a right compel government violence in order to muzzle others.

Past behaviour somewhat predicts future behaviour.