a lot of people would like parts of their history to be erasable ... sorry, life doesn't work that way. my gf recently deleted a text message on my phone because she was ashamed of what she wrote. she doesn't know that I saved the entire sms message to a text file. boy is she going to be surprised if she ever lies about it.
On Jun 6, 9:56 am, Bear Bear <[email protected]> wrote: > Right to be forgotten a must for web users > > by Dan Worth > > [image: A delete button for data privacy] > > Web users should have the right to request data held by internet firms such > as Google and Facebook is removed for good. > > A recent poll on *V3* > <http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/poll_vote/2444/online-privacy-protection>asked > whether web users should have the right to be forgotten, and the > overwhelmingly majority, 82 percent, said that yes, the right to request > data be deleted is a must. > > Only one percent of respondents considered the burden this would place on > firms, claiming it would be too onerous to introduce. > > By contrast, 17 percent said it should be harder for firms to gather in the > first place, thereby removing the need for data deletion as web users would > have more control over what data was collected from the off. > > The results were not surprising, according to Andy Kahl, senior product > strategist at Ghostery, which provides tools to those concerned with how > websites monitor users and gather data. > > "These results are consistent with what we hear from users - they're > uncomfortable with the amount of data about them that's available online,” > he said. > > He argued, though, that simply wiping all data was an unworkable situation, > and instead, users should be able to select more detailed levels of data > collection and removal. > > “The future for effective online privacy lies in informing users about > trade-offs and allowing for transparent, granular choices. The ability to > wipe the data clean is nice, but visibility into how that data is populated > and how that data is used is the path to real privacy." > > This sentiment echoes similar concerns raised by the Information > Commissioner's Office (ICO) that enforcing a right to be forgotten is > unworkable<http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2257523/right-to-be-forgotten-unworkab...>, > and instead users should be educated about how their data is collected and > used so they can make more informed choices. > > -- > *Bearhttp://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/GNUZ/ > * -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
