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by hermannj314 1764 days ago
I am playing devils advocate here, but if you are the solider in Abu Gharaib torture photos, I am not sure you should have a right to purge the internet search of those photos.

So there had to be a middle ground between freedom to find information and an individual's privacy. Do you want Google drawing that line?
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asteroidbelt 1764 days ago
If you are the soldier in Abu Ghraib torture photos, you should be judged by the court of law, not bullied by neighbours and online mob who make mistakes too often.

> Do you want Google drawing that line?

Yes, this is the correct question.

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BuildTheRobots 1764 days ago
They have already drawn that line, or at least the EU right to be forgotten has. All sorts of results are missing when searching from an EU member state (or the UK). I'm not sure I agree with it, but we seem we'll past the line already...
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oaiey 1764 days ago
That is a difference in the European understanding of punishment and especially redemption. After your punishment was served, what redemption is possible when your acts cannot be forgotten?

The dignity of the human being is untouchable (paragraph 1 of the German constitution). What dignity can you expect when a nude picture of you exist online. Or of a stupid speech you gave. Or of your childhood carneval costume as a Nazi. Or when mug shot of DUI incident is online. Or when your stupid, disgusting, humiliating behavior as a soldier in Iraq is documented everywhere after you served for your war crime. When you have the concept of redemption in your society, than it needs to be feasible to be redeemed.

Yes I understand that there are extreme examples but it falls in the same category if you consider the dignity of the human being as the most precious thing.

So a consequence, the right to be forgotten exists.

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skytreader 1764 days ago
But it's just an internet search of photos isn't it? You'll still get links to news articles and write-ups and anyone reading about Abu Gharaib tortures will still see these and the accompanying photos. A prospective employer googles your name, it could still come up, just not the photos.
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SerLava 1764 days ago
Yeah this is probably why. If this was accessible to you and me, it would be accessible to every ghoul in the public eye. Kids are the only group that can unambiguously be granted unconditional total privacy.
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