A stronger 'online eraser' law would be a mistake
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-6-2013
ISSN
0262-4079
Publisher
New Scientist Ltd.
Language
en-US
Abstract
EXCITED teenagers – in other words normal teenagers – have never been famous for consistently wise decisions, nor should they be. Trial and error is a critical part of growing up.
But the emergence and widespread uptake of social media has further complicated the ability of teenagers to put past issues behind them. What used to remain only in fading memories increasingly lingers in code on computer servers in the cloud.
With that in mind, California has enacted bill SB-568, known as the “online eraser law”. Among other things, from 2015 it gives residents under 18 a limited right to delete personal information that they, as registered users of sites and networks, posted online or on a mobile app.
Recommended Citation
Woodrow Hartzog,
A stronger 'online eraser' law would be a mistake
,
in
220
NewScientist
(2013).
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