Re: Overreach
There should be no problem deleting a person's record from current data. Soon after that, the record should disappear from backup areas.
Archives are another matter. Yes, archives are different from backups. It may be difficult in practice to delete from an archive; but it is also morally wrong.
Readers of the novel 1984 may remember Winston's day job: editing archived newspapers to harmonise old stories with modern political requirements. (Only the government was permitted to keep archived newspapers, of course.) Most of us will, I hope, feel uncomfortable with that.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
