Deleting ourselves from the internet is much more difficult than we think, that key called Delete does not seem to be very effective when it comes to disappearing, proof of this is that the networks have already been filled with companies dedicated exclusively to delete our data from web pages, some of them with names as direct as: salirdeinternet.com.
Also the law firms specialized in the matter, are being overwhelmed by clients bent on erasing their traces online. There are also initiatives such as that of a group of programmers from the University of Saarland, in Germany, who are working on software so that the contents uploaded to the Internet have an "expiration date".
The Web universe not only has an enormous capacity to reproduce and disseminate information, it can preserve it for a long time, causing problems and giving rise to the emergence of new rights, unthinkable before the Internet.
An important, serious and prestigious professional of today, may have been ten years ago a teenager who on a night of revelry accepted the challenge of his friends and stripped naked in the street, or played Bacchus; or a selfless wife could have had a somewhat spicy adolescence, things of youth, they will say in their favor, but does not that professional or that lady have the right to try that, a decade later, the evidence of her crazy years disappears from the Internet?
Apparently it does. The "right to be forgotten" on the Internet begins to be demanded by some users. Citizens do not have or should not have the "right to be forgotten" when their data is no longer necessary or when they want it deleted. Miguel Sumer Elías, a lawyer specializing in computer law and new technologies, has no doubt about the relevance of the right to be forgotten on the Internet.
The good to protect in this case is reputation, explains Elias, adding that "we all have the right to watch over it, which implies being able to choose what we want to show about ourselves and what we do not." For him, the right to be forgotten must be well regulated because, among other things, an error of youth can condemn us for life. In the same sense, Daniel Monastersky, lawyer in charge of the Identidadrobada.com site, points out that now the curriculum of any person is what is on the Internet about him.
And it believes it is necessary that a right to be forgotten can be exercised. However, he estimates that in some cases his effective exercise would be very difficult. "In some situations the right to be forgotten is utopian, because a photo, for example, could be replicated on the Internet in hundreds of different places; and if so, it may never be able to be lowered again," says Monastersky.
The debate over the right to be forgotten on the Internet is just beginning. And one of its most relevant points is focused on freedom of expression.
The controversy is served, if you decide to "die" on social networks a real hell awaits you, you will have to arm yourself with patience, cross your fingers and dedicate many hours to the virtual draft, if you are willing to do that in order to eliminate crazy years of youth, encouragement. Here are some clues to get you started:
- Facebook: Direct link to delete the Facebook account, as soon as you manage to complete it, all the content will be deleted and you will not be able to recover it. You can also consult other forms.
- Linkedin: This is the link to close the account but if you regret it, you can try this number +1-650-687-3600 to reactivate the account, depending on the country you are in.
- MySpace: it has the most tortuous system, if it does not work click on My Account, then Account and finally Cancel Account... you have to send an e-mail to [email protected] asking for help that they will give it to you if you send a photo of yourself with your MySpace Friend/Profile ID for the support people to compare... WTF
- Amazon: directly from the contact form there is a direct option of "Close My Account"
- PayPal: log in to your PayPal account, click on "Profile", then on "Close Account" and you're done; if there are problems you should call support.
- Twitter: Click settings, then Delete... ready
- Flickr: please... be careful, if you click on this link Flickr will delete all your photos and videos and will not recover them ... although maybe that's what he wants.
The Internet is a wonderful tool, infallible to be immortal, but if we want to disappear, things get uphill.
Source: El Espectador
