[bawolff]

You can request they expunge all records of your purchases.

Not exactly a new idea either. Doctors have been subject to rules around record keeping for a long time. Its not really all that different between physical and digital - the cost of making and (ab)using records is just way lower in digital.

[seydor]

most times it's impossibel (For tax purposes) , but that s not the whole story either.

Your baker can offer you your favorite bread every day and you can't force her to 'forget' your preference

[bawolff]

Sure, but the same thing applies in the digital world. If you're an important customer, its likely some employees know information about you. You can demand the company erase records, but you can't erase it from the employees' mind.

[seydor]

looks like a loophole to me

[kbelder]

Companies need to hire some mentats.