• Trump Rapes Kids@lemmy.world
    1·
    3 days ago

    Lol. No, they can’t. They can request that their data be deleted in one request. They can’t actually go delete the data from all the servers and backups from all those websites and companies. They can’t verify that anyone else has done that. They can’t verify that even if they theoretically have it doesn’t work like the systems where things are just flagged as redacted or edited out.

    For the statement they make to be true this would a thing with an overseeing body with enough power to ensure that all companies and websites store their data in the same way or with perfect knowledge and access to that data and all backups and the ability to fully wipe any data or backup data tied to a given name, email address, social security number, and whatever selection of browser and device fingerprints the user could supply and ensure that data was unrecoverable.

    I can make something way better than this. Since any folk requesting that are concerned with places keeping their data, they wouldn’t even have to give their name let alone any other personal information. It would just be a very pleasing and official looking button, and when they click it there would be a reassuring popup informing them that:

    “Success! Your request for every other person, company, website, UFO, talking animal, or fantasy creature who may be spying on you in this entire universe and any potential alternate universe to immediately stop doing that and delete any information they may have collected has been sent!”

    It would be pretty much just as effective and universally (multiversally?) legally relevant as this is.

    tl;dr: Lol

  • Law Abiding VPN User@feddit.orgEnglish
    0·
    3 days ago

    the picture is broken

    oh wait…now I see it.

    People praising this are unaware of exactly how many different companies have our data. Google works with thousands of different companies that collect our data, amazon works with thousands, facebook works with thousands every internet provider and TV company sells your shit to thousands of different companies

    also…just websites? Not databrokers or advertising companies who don’t keep the data on websites? This is a weak half measure that doesn’t even make a dent in the problem

    • ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zipEnglish
      0·
      2 days ago

      This image says website, but the law is actually targeted at data brokers.

      You’re mad at something you agree with.

      • Law Abiding VPN User@feddit.orgEnglish
        01·
        2 days ago

        of that turns out to be true, then that’s different.

        but from what I understand, databrokers are already required to delete they data they have on you if you request it, but they make the requests very difficult to fill out.

        So really the bill didn’t change anything at all