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chrisseaton
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I don't know what culture you come from, but in the US and UK and similarly influenced cultures justice being seen to be done and recorded is a pretty important principle and mechanism against overreach of the state.
dadrock
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I agree. But it's worth noting that the UK has recently enacted the Right to be Forgotten Law, which plays into this discussion.
ghaff
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Of course, once data is replicated and distributed around, it's very hard to put the genie back into the bottle.
lazyasciiart
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There are significant limits to that, such as juvenile courts.
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