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Italian Supreme Court: News "expires", online archives would need to be deleted

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Re: Italian Supreme Court: News "expires", online archives would need to be deleted

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Post by ythl »

We should just pass a new law called "The right to scrub your public image", which allows you to control how the public perceives you or your company online. If someone says something unflattering about you, you can force them to delete it.

That's basically what all these European "privacy" laws are amounting to.

Re: Italian Supreme Court: News "expires", online archives would need to be deleted

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Post by tehwalrus »

"Winston Smith works as a clerk in the Records Department of the Ministry of Truth, where his job is to rewrite historical documents so they match the constantly changing current party line. This involves revising newspaper articles and doctoring photographs—mostly to remove "unpersons," people who have fallen foul of the party. Because of his proximity to the mechanics of rewriting history, Winston Smith nurses doubts about the Party and its monopoly on truth."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Smith

Re: Italian Supreme Court: News "expires", online archives would need to be deleted

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Post by andybak »

tofu_ink wrote: post #5

Be sure to burn all the archived articles in libraries. We wouldn't want pesky expired history changing our minds. ... wait aren't online archives identical to hardcopy archives.... Silly me, they are totally different.

I'm not defending the ruling but speed of access does make a qualitative difference with genuine implications.

Re: Italian Supreme Court: News "expires", online archives would need to be deleted

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Post by tzakrajs »

So basically, the world is much more peachy and less vile to read about in Italy after 2.5 years. Any economist or business analyst studying the market in Italy now has even less perfect information. Their studies will be based on an alternate, unrealistically positive data and lead to worse outcomes.
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