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martyb
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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 24 2018, @04:09PM (2 children)
The core argument against the GDPR was that "shysters will sent threatening letters with no legal grounding to uninformed and spineless companies, who will obey the illegitimate threat no questions asked"?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 25 2018, @01:07AM
If you haven't seen shysters sending out "DMCA takedown notices", and having those notices honored, despite exceeding the limitations (such as they are) in the DMCA, you haven't been paying attention.
How strange that nations who would never allow random citizens to carry pistols in the streets, lest they
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 25 2018, @01:09AM
If you haven't seen shysters sending out "DMCA takedown notices", and having those notices honored, despite exceeding the limitations (such as they are) in the DMCA, you haven't been paying attention.
How strange that nations who would never allow random citizens to carry pistols in the streets, lest they use them unprovoked, can be so quick to hand everyone a weapon of censorship, and so sure that it will not be applied beyond the strict limits of the law.