Re: Data privacy - deletion of messages on your webpage
On 28/12/11 06:12, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Scott Ferguson wrote:
>>> I would like please to delete all messages related to my name and my
>>> former email address as displayed on your web
>>> ...
>>> The deletion should be permanent and should never appear in any browser
>>
>> *Note that most Debian mailing lists are public forums. Any mails sent
>> to them will be published in public mailing list archives and indexed by
>> search engines. You should only subscribe to Debian mailing lists using
>> an e-mail address that you do not mind being made public.*
>>
>> While it is sometimes possible to get a post deleted - it is not
>> possible to delete all the mirrored version on sites like gmane. osdir,
>> and others.
>
> And there is also "The Streisand Effect" where trying to hide data has
> the opposite effect of calling attention to it. If you try to
> suppress information then many people will want to know what it is
> that is being suppressed even if they never cared before.
>
> http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StreisandEffect
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect
>
> Sometimes the best result is simply to let sleeping dogs lie.
>
> Bob
Wise dogs don't sleep on highways....
Cheers
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