[pyuser583]

I’m not confident about companies removing data for those outside California.

If someone requests to remove data associated with an email or username, they probably will.

But if the law says you can demand to have any data associated with your real identity removed - that requires verifying your real identity.

Otherwise some troll will demand data be deleted for another person.

[Rumudiez]

> Otherwise some troll will demand data be deleted for another person.

Would that be a bad thing, though? I don’t personally value what these sites do and can’t imagine a healthy person who does. It could be better for everyone to do away with them

[brvsft]

Yes, it would be a bad thing to have someone randomly delete your data from a site you depend on or enjoy using.

[Rumudiez]

Like whitepages.com? We’re talking about websites where you don’t have an account and they just republish info from public records and/or data brokers, not Facebook

[Hnrobert42]

No. Like Equifax when you are applying for a home loan.

[Rumudiez]

Right, because an Equifax data breach has never negatively affected anyone