1/ All the discussions I've seen of France's "Right to be Forgotten" law fail immediately by accepting that particular framing.
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2/ This is a common problem with the assertion of positive rights as though they are similar to negative rights, because they are not.
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3/ The correct framing is "obligation to forget". Consider also "rights" such as food and healthcare; they are obligations to provide.
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4/ And hey, if you want to argue that some entity or another is obligated to provide food to the starving, we can have that conversation.
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5/ I'm sympathetic to people who have had their reputations destroyed by slander or an ancient mistake. But trying to destroy or hide...
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6/ ...true, public knowledge is a poor choice of remedy.
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@GrumplessGrinch Next, France passes "Right to Unscramble Eggs" law.
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