Not quite the same, but the GDPR gives you a right to erasure.

OKRainbowKid 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

And afaik it also quite strictly regulates which data you're allowed to collect and process and for which reasons. But on hackernews I feel it is more often than not represented as a symbol of EU bureaucracy, being to blame for cookie banners, and/or designed to extort money from poor helpless trillion dollar US corporations.

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vrganj 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Maybe the bureaucracy is there for a reason some times?

Maybe the poor helpless US corporations shouldn't be collecting 153M+ drivers licenses?

Maybe some of the HN audience is trying to collect 153M drivers licenses themselves and labeling it innovation or monetization model?

Hm.

	▲	OKRainbowKid 27 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		In case it wasn't obvious: I do not at all agree with these complaints about the GDPR or EU.

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randunel 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Actually GDPR is exactly what they're asking to. Possession of personal data that is not required for a service's functionality is illegal under GDPR.

	▲	wolvoleo 13 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Well unless it was stored with freely given permission of course. But it has to be freely given. "Give permission or you can't use this service" is not ok for data that isn't required to provide the service.