Data protection and compliance
Right to erasure
A person's right, in many circumstances, to have their personal data deleted. Also called the right to be forgotten.
A plain-English explanation of how this usually works, not legal advice. Rules differ between countries and change over time, so check your own situation. Disclaimer.
You'll hear it as
She's asked us to delete everything under the right to erasure.
Why it matters to you.
Deleting someone properly means backups, logs and every copy. Systems built without that in mind make it very hard.
Also called Right to be forgotten.
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