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on Monday September 24 2018, @02:51AM
from the If-it's-not-written-down-it-doesn't-exist? dept.
from the If-it's-not-written-down-it-doesn't-exist? dept.
The GDPR "right to be forgotten" is now being used to remove court cases from the internet. Seems the "right to be forgotten" is on a collision course with free speech and open government.
The complaint against Bujaldon is fairly damning, and while Bujaldon tried to get the case dismissed, the court was not at all impressed. The current docket suggests that the parties are attempting to work out a settlement, but having yourself be a defendant accused of real estate and securities fraud can't be good for the old reputation.
Never fear, however, for the GDPR has a Right to be Forgotten in it, and Bujaldon is apparently using it to delete his own name from the dockets for which he is a defendant
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(Score: 5, Informative) by rigrig on Monday September 24 2018, @09:03AM
No court was involved:
1) Michael Francois Bujaldon asks PlainSite to remove his name from this page [plainsite.org]
2) PlainSite says "no"
3) Bujaldon complains to PlainSite's ISP, Hetzner [hetzner.com]
4) Hetzner tells PlainSite to abbreviate Michael Francois Bujaldon to "M.F.B." in order to avoid "server suspension." [twitter.com]
Looks like Hetzner decided the risk of losing some of customers over this was smaller than the risk of having to pay a bunch of lawyers to figure out all this new GDPR stuff.
No one remembers the singer.