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Dutch lawmakers push for ‘red button’ to erase digital footprints
Dutch lawmakers Don Ceder (ChristenUnie) and Jesse Six Dijkstra (NSC) have introduced a proposal to make it easier for individuals to delete their personal data from the internet. Their plan, outlined in the initiative note Digital Children's Rights, includes an online "red button" that would allow people to erase their digital footprints with a single action, AD reports.
Dutch lawmakers Don Ceder (ChristenUnie) and Jesse Six Dijkstra (NSC) have introduced a proposal to make it easier for individuals to delete their personal data from the internet. “Nowadays, you can’t visit a website without being tracked,” Ceder said, referring to cookies—small data files that collect user information, including personal details and interests. Ceder and Six Dijkstra are basing their proposal on the legal principle of the ‘right to be forgotten,’ which guarantees individuals the ability to remove their personal data from online platforms.
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