Nadrek (12/18/2014)
First, note that EU privacy laws are generally very different from those in other parts of the world.I'd have to say that I'm entirely in favor; just because there is the ability to store enormous amounts of data now, and there wasn't in the 1800's, doesn't mean that we need to store that data. The Sony Pictures breach is an example of data that can get out into 'the wild' that people may want removed.
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Sony is a great example of how pointless and ineffective this law will be. I'm willing to bet that North Korea or any other rogue community with the ability to store data will simply ignore this quixotic law. A law is nothing but a piece of paper without the means to enforce it. Seriously, how much damage is the 'issue' doing anyway that it justifies inconveniencing the rest of the planet in it's quest for information and knowledge? Anyone have an assessment on that?
It does little to empower anyone, but I suppose it will make the paranoid feel better.