US Strong public opinion support for RTBF. Walker 12, (ROBERT KIRK WALKER, J.D. Candidate at University of California, Hastings College of the Law, “Note: The Right to Be Forgotten,” Hastings Law Journal, No. 64, pp. 257-286, 2012, [PDI] personal data collection and retention practices are largely out of sync with public Additionally, also perception of what data privacy rights should exist. a 2009 survey 6 For example, by the Universities of found that more than 8o% of Americans believe websites should not track Pennsylvania and California their behavior for advertising, and more than 90% believe advertisers should be required by that law to stop tracking on request.' A follow-up study in 2010 found that 88% of young adults surveyed'5 said that the law should require websites to delete all stored information about users,"9 and 62% said there should be a law giving people the right to know all the information that a website has collected about them.'6° "large percentages of The authors of these surveys found that, young adults are in harmony with older Americans when it comes to sensitivity about online privacy.'''6' These empirical results indicate a broad cultural preference for having the ability to opt-¶ out of data collection and to have personal data removed on demand. 61% of Americans support RTBF Maycotte 14 America's 'Right to Be Forgotten' Fight Heats Up Maycotte, H.O. 2014. 'America's 'Right To Be Forgotten' Fight Heats Up'. Forbes. Accessed October 1 2014. . [PDI] in conducted by , 61% of Americans believe that the right to be forgotten In fact, already some version of is necessary. Take a look at that 61%, though, and it is clear that most Americans are torn on exactly what that version of law would look like.¶ The upcoming California law in January 2015 targets the 15% of Americans who believe that irrelevant information should be removed ¶ for minors. As for the rest of the 61%, the majority of which believe the right to be forgotten should be applied to everyone, they will have to wait. For what? Well, for the definition of “relevancy” to lose its murkiness.
US Strong public opinion support for RTBF. Walker 12, (ROBERT KIRK WALKER, J.D. Candidate at University of California, Hastings College of the Law, “Note: The Right to Be Forgotten,” Hastings Law Journal, No. 64, pp. 257-286, 2012, [PDI] Additionally, personal data collection and retention practices are also largely out of sync with public perception of what data privacy rights should exist. 6 For example, a 2009 survey by the Universities of Pennsylvania and California found that more than 8o% of Americans believe websites should not track their behavior for advertising, and that more than 90% believe advertisers should be required by law to stop tracking on request.' A follow-up study in 2010 found that 88% of young adults surveyed'5 said that the law should require websites to delete all stored information about users,"9 and 62% said there should be a law giving people the right to know all the information that a website has collected about them.'6° The authors of these surveys found that, "large percentages of young adults are in harmony with older Americans when it comes to sensitivity about online privacy.'''6' These empirical results indicate a broad cultural preference for having the ability to opt-¶ out of data collection and to have personal data removed on demand. 61% of Americans support RTBF Maycotte 14 America's 'Right to Be Forgotten' Fight Heats Up Maycotte, H.O. 2014. 'America's 'Right To Be Forgotten' Fight Heats Up'. Forbes. Accessed October 1 2014. . [PDI] In fact, in conducted by , 61% of Americans already believe that some version of the right to be forgotten is necessary. Take a look at that 61%, though, and it is clear that most Americans are torn on exactly what that version of law would look like.¶ ¶ The upcoming California law in January 2015 targets the 15% of Americans who believe that irrelevant information should be removed for minors. As for the rest of the 61%, the majority of which believe the right to be forgotten should be applied to everyone, they will have to wait. For what? Well, for the definition of “relevancy” to lose its murkiness.
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