Should the U.S. Congress statutorily recognize a “right to be forgotten”?
January 16, 2023
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I believe they should because for if someone was in jail and they were a convicted convict, but it turned out that they were framed and they didn't do the crime then them being in jail should be forgotten. There is also other situations where people get falsely accused or blamed for sitauations that happen. That is why the right to be forgotten should be recongnized.
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ReplyDeleteI would not support Congress recognizing a "right to be forgotten" when it comes to a certain degree of illegal activity. Instead, I would rather support acts which give individuals the opportunity to have information sealed if that individual has proven they have improved themselves. However, I believe an individual should have the right to have their personal information forgotten by private companies and the govenment to protect themselves from potencial data leaks.
ReplyDeleteNo, I don't think Congress should recognize a "right to be forgotten," because there are certain situations where there should be some record of a person, such as criminal or financial records. I do think that sensitive information should be better protected though, and that data that is no longer relevant shouldn't be kept.
ReplyDeleteNo, I don't think we should have a sweeping "right to be forgotten". But I do think that we should have elements of the "right to be forgotten" built into our laws and corporate/social norms. For instance, expungement of minor criminal records and erasure of harmful images/videos (i.e. revenge porn).
ReplyDeleteNo, the "right to be forgotten" comes off to me as a "slap in the wrist" for anything you've intentionally done. It is important as a society to maintain somewhat a structure of rules/laws to avoid chaotic situations and to reasonbly establish consequences for poor choices. That being said, if something must be forgotten, the courts should fairly decide what is being dismissed.
ReplyDeleteThe right to be forgotten should be recognized both privately and governmentally, but only in a way that allows the public to REQUEST the removal of certain information and posts. Although this would be hard to implement, the ability for governmental and private entities to have takedown requests would give power to the individual to try and remove information they wish not to be shared for privacy, but still gives the power of the government or private entities if they choose to deny or accept the request. This would allow for posts that dox and spread false information has the possibility of being taken down. However, crimes and previously shared public information should be readily available.
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DeleteNo, I think that this ends up giving way too much leeway for people to not be held accountable. Realistically, there is just a lot of bad people online saying terrible things, and it should show on their digital footprint, especially if they're going to be in positions of power. If someone has changed and is a much better person, I think that it should quite obviously show in their words and actions of the present, and if the past "catches up to them," they would be able to prove that they've grown from it. If anything, I think that harmful, non-consensual content should definitely have a report/review system to be forcefully removed from sites as soon as possible, but if you posted things consensually, I don't think that it should be legislatively protected.
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