Kieran Forde
@kieranforde.bsky.social
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Kieran Forde
@kieranforde.bsky.social
· Sep 16
Using my Right to Be Forgotten – ﻼF
kieranfor.de
If you're curious about what using the Right to Be Forgotten actually entails in practice, check out:
(Feb 17, 2023) Using my Right to Be Forgotten
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#RightToBeForgotten
(Feb 17, 2023) Using my Right to Be Forgotten
kieranfor.de/2023/02/17/u...
#RightToBeForgotten
OpenAI: ChatGPT Wants Legal Rights. You Need The RTBF
www.forbes.com/sites/jasons...
"If AI systems are going to remember us, recommend things to us, or even influence us, we’d better know exactly what they remember & why. Otherwise, it’s not personalization. It’s manipulation”
#RightToBeForgotten
www.forbes.com/sites/jasons...
"If AI systems are going to remember us, recommend things to us, or even influence us, we’d better know exactly what they remember & why. Otherwise, it’s not personalization. It’s manipulation”
#RightToBeForgotten
www.forbes.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
OpenAI: ChatGPT Wants Legal Rights. You Need The RTBF
www.forbes.com/sites/jasons...
"If AI systems are going to remember us, recommend things to us, or even influence us, we’d better know exactly what they remember & why. Otherwise, it’s not personalization. It’s manipulation”
#RightToBeForgotten
www.forbes.com/sites/jasons...
"If AI systems are going to remember us, recommend things to us, or even influence us, we’d better know exactly what they remember & why. Otherwise, it’s not personalization. It’s manipulation”
#RightToBeForgotten
"In a world where technology has shattered the boundaries of time and memory, refusing to remain silent in the face of the unwanted permanence of digital memories is, ultimately, a defense of the human dignity of future generations."
#RightToBeForgotten
#RightToBeForgotten
From Google Spain to Gen Alpha: The Right to Be Forgotten and the Digital Protection of Children under International Law
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From Google Spain to Gen Alpha: The Right to Be Forgotten and the Digital Protection of Children under International Law
[Mohammad Mehdi Seyed Nasseri is a researcher at the Center for Ethics and Law Studies, and lecturer at the Shahid Beheshti University (Tehran). He holds a PhD in Public International Law from Isla…
opiniojuris.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"In a world where technology has shattered the boundaries of time and memory, refusing to remain silent in the face of the unwanted permanence of digital memories is, ultimately, a defense of the human dignity of future generations."
#RightToBeForgotten
#RightToBeForgotten
(Oct 2, 2025) Erasing personal data in an AI era
www.leidenlawblog.nl/articles/era...
"Once data has been used to train a model, it may not be technically possible to remove the influence of a particular data point."
#RightToBeForgotten
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"Once data has been used to train a model, it may not be technically possible to remove the influence of a particular data point."
#RightToBeForgotten
Erasing personal data in an AI era
Can inaccurate personal data produced by AI be deleted? As the right of erasure evolves in the AI era, legal and technical challenges are growing.
www.leidenlawblog.nl
October 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
(Oct 2, 2025) Erasing personal data in an AI era
www.leidenlawblog.nl/articles/era...
"Once data has been used to train a model, it may not be technically possible to remove the influence of a particular data point."
#RightToBeForgotten
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"Once data has been used to train a model, it may not be technically possible to remove the influence of a particular data point."
#RightToBeForgotten
TikTok efforts to protect children ‘inadequate’: Privacy commissioner
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
"TikTok has been collecting sensitive data from children & using that information to send them targeted ads & tailored content..."
#RightToBeForgotten
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"TikTok has been collecting sensitive data from children & using that information to send them targeted ads & tailored content..."
#RightToBeForgotten
TikTok efforts to protect children ‘inadequate’: Privacy commissioner
An investigation by Canada's privacy commissioner reveals that TikTok has been collecting sensitive data from children and using that information to send them targeted ads and tailored content — even ...
www.cbc.ca
September 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
TikTok efforts to protect children ‘inadequate’: Privacy commissioner
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
"TikTok has been collecting sensitive data from children & using that information to send them targeted ads & tailored content..."
#RightToBeForgotten
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"TikTok has been collecting sensitive data from children & using that information to send them targeted ads & tailored content..."
#RightToBeForgotten
(Aug 29, 2025) Notes from the IAPP Canada: Right to be forgotten challenge continues to evolve
iapp.org/news/a/notes...
{International Association of Privacy Professionals}
"This case, for me, is a glaring example of the lack of harmonization we have globally."
#RightToBeForgotten
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{International Association of Privacy Professionals}
"This case, for me, is a glaring example of the lack of harmonization we have globally."
#RightToBeForgotten
IAPP
iapp.org
September 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
(Aug 29, 2025) Notes from the IAPP Canada: Right to be forgotten challenge continues to evolve
iapp.org/news/a/notes...
{International Association of Privacy Professionals}
"This case, for me, is a glaring example of the lack of harmonization we have globally."
#RightToBeForgotten
iapp.org/news/a/notes...
{International Association of Privacy Professionals}
"This case, for me, is a glaring example of the lack of harmonization we have globally."
#RightToBeForgotten
If you're curious about what using the Right to Be Forgotten actually entails in practice, check out:
(Feb 17, 2023) Using my Right to Be Forgotten
kieranfor.de/2023/02/17/u...
#RightToBeForgotten
(Feb 17, 2023) Using my Right to Be Forgotten
kieranfor.de/2023/02/17/u...
#RightToBeForgotten
Using my Right to Be Forgotten – ﻼF
kieranfor.de
September 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
If you're curious about what using the Right to Be Forgotten actually entails in practice, check out:
(Feb 17, 2023) Using my Right to Be Forgotten
kieranfor.de/2023/02/17/u...
#RightToBeForgotten
(Feb 17, 2023) Using my Right to Be Forgotten
kieranfor.de/2023/02/17/u...
#RightToBeForgotten
(Aug 21, 2025) 'Like a permanent barrier': Ontario needs to change hiring rules for people with criminal records, report says
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"a new report...says Ontario's legal system continues to punish people long after they have been released from jail"
#RightToBeForgotten
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"a new report...says Ontario's legal system continues to punish people long after they have been released from jail"
#RightToBeForgotten
'Like a permanent barrier': Ontario needs to change hiring rules for people with criminal records, report says | CBC News
More than one million people in Ontario have a criminal record. For many, the record causes barriers when it comes to finding meaningful work. An organization known for advocating for the betterment o...
www.cbc.ca
September 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
(Aug 21, 2025) 'Like a permanent barrier': Ontario needs to change hiring rules for people with criminal records, report says
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"a new report...says Ontario's legal system continues to punish people long after they have been released from jail"
#RightToBeForgotten
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"a new report...says Ontario's legal system continues to punish people long after they have been released from jail"
#RightToBeForgotten
(Sept 12, 2025) Nepal’s Youth Protesters Elect Interim Prime Minister via Discord
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Nepal’s Youth Protesters Elect Interim Prime Minister via Discord
Nepal’s Gen Z protesters have chosen their next interim Prime Minister through a vote conducted on the online platform Discord, following the resignation of
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September 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
(Sept 12, 2025) Nepal’s Youth Protesters Elect Interim Prime Minister via Discord
nomusica.com/nepals-youth...
nomusica.com/nepals-youth...
(July 27, 2025) OpenAI: ChatGPT Wants Legal Rights. You Need The Right To Be Forgotten.
www.forbes.com/sites/jasons...
"We’ve seen this play out before. In U.S. law, corporations were gradually granted legal personhood...Over time, personhood became a useful legal fiction"
#RightToBeForgotten
www.forbes.com/sites/jasons...
"We’ve seen this play out before. In U.S. law, corporations were gradually granted legal personhood...Over time, personhood became a useful legal fiction"
#RightToBeForgotten
OpenAI: ChatGPT Wants Legal Rights. You Need The Right To Be Forgotten.
As ChatGPT seeks legal rights, users face a new reality: AI remembers everything. The right to be forgotten may be the last freedom we truly control.
www.forbes.com
August 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
(July 27, 2025) OpenAI: ChatGPT Wants Legal Rights. You Need The Right To Be Forgotten.
www.forbes.com/sites/jasons...
"We’ve seen this play out before. In U.S. law, corporations were gradually granted legal personhood...Over time, personhood became a useful legal fiction"
#RightToBeForgotten
www.forbes.com/sites/jasons...
"We’ve seen this play out before. In U.S. law, corporations were gradually granted legal personhood...Over time, personhood became a useful legal fiction"
#RightToBeForgotten
(Aug 15, 2025) Outsourcing Our Memory: How Digital Tools Are Reshaping Human Thought
www.skeptic.com/article/outs...
"When we stop engaging our cognitive faculties, those neural pathways can weaken, making recall and retention more difficult over time"
#ImperativeToRemember
#RightToBeForgotten
www.skeptic.com/article/outs...
"When we stop engaging our cognitive faculties, those neural pathways can weaken, making recall and retention more difficult over time"
#ImperativeToRemember
#RightToBeForgotten
Outsourcing Our Memory: How Digital Tools Are Reshaping Human Thought
As AI takes over our memory, are we losing ourselves? From birthday reminders to GPS navigation, digital tools now store what we once held in our minds. This shift promises cognitive freedom but threa...
www.skeptic.com
August 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
(Aug 15, 2025) Outsourcing Our Memory: How Digital Tools Are Reshaping Human Thought
www.skeptic.com/article/outs...
"When we stop engaging our cognitive faculties, those neural pathways can weaken, making recall and retention more difficult over time"
#ImperativeToRemember
#RightToBeForgotten
www.skeptic.com/article/outs...
"When we stop engaging our cognitive faculties, those neural pathways can weaken, making recall and retention more difficult over time"
#ImperativeToRemember
#RightToBeForgotten
(Jan 27, 2025) New research uncovers exotic electron crystal in graphene
science.ubc.ca/news/january...
Researchers from the University of British Columbia, the University of Washington, & Johns Hopkins have identified a new class of quantum states in a custom-engineered graphene structure
science.ubc.ca/news/january...
Researchers from the University of British Columbia, the University of Washington, & Johns Hopkins have identified a new class of quantum states in a custom-engineered graphene structure
New research uncovers exotic electron crystal in graphene
Researchers from the University of British Columbia, the University of Washington, and Johns Hopkins University have identified a new class of quantum states in a custom-engineered graphene structure.
science.ubc.ca
August 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
(Jan 27, 2025) New research uncovers exotic electron crystal in graphene
science.ubc.ca/news/january...
Researchers from the University of British Columbia, the University of Washington, & Johns Hopkins have identified a new class of quantum states in a custom-engineered graphene structure
science.ubc.ca/news/january...
Researchers from the University of British Columbia, the University of Washington, & Johns Hopkins have identified a new class of quantum states in a custom-engineered graphene structure
Reposted by Kieran Forde
“they are showing a particular indifference to Canadians’ privacy that could also be seen this month in the Carney government’s plan to allow police to go on warrantless fishing expeditions in people’s internet subscriber information. The whole thing is wrong”
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
Globe editorial: The politics of political party data hypocrisy
The federal parties want to be exempt from any oversight of their use of personal information, while putting strict rules on everyone else
www.theglobeandmail.com
June 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
“they are showing a particular indifference to Canadians’ privacy that could also be seen this month in the Carney government’s plan to allow police to go on warrantless fishing expeditions in people’s internet subscriber information. The whole thing is wrong”
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
(Apr 17, 205) Meta is set to train its AI models with Europeans' public data, and you can stop it doing so
www.techradar.com/computing/cy...
"... these systems make it very hard (if not impossible) to exercise the GDPR's right to be forgotten"
#RightToBeForgotten
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"... these systems make it very hard (if not impossible) to exercise the GDPR's right to be forgotten"
#RightToBeForgotten
Meta is set to train its AI models with Europeans' public data, and you can stop it doing so
Public posts and users' interactions will soon feed Meta AI training
www.techradar.com
April 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
(Apr 17, 205) Meta is set to train its AI models with Europeans' public data, and you can stop it doing so
www.techradar.com/computing/cy...
"... these systems make it very hard (if not impossible) to exercise the GDPR's right to be forgotten"
#RightToBeForgotten
www.techradar.com/computing/cy...
"... these systems make it very hard (if not impossible) to exercise the GDPR's right to be forgotten"
#RightToBeForgotten
(April 15, 2025) Poilievre says he'd pass a law that overrides a Charter right. That would be a first for a PM
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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A Man for All Seasons - The Devil Speech
YouTube video by Bosque Village
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April 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
(April 15, 2025) Poilievre says he'd pass a law that overrides a Charter right. That would be a first for a PM
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGsm...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGsm...
If Canada wants closer European ties, we need European privacy standards, not American
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
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Opinion: If Canada wants closer European ties, we need European privacy standards, not American
The Trump administration has reminded many Canadians about the importance of other trading partners. Many have turned their attention to Europe
www.theglobeandmail.com
April 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
If Canada wants closer European ties, we need European privacy standards, not American
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
"No generative AI was used in the making of this film".
I noticed this disclaimer in the credits of Heretic.
Story here:
(Nov 9, 2024) The directors of A24's new horror film tell BI why they used their movie to slam Hollywood's 'weird' use of AI
www.businessinsider.com/heretic-end-...
I noticed this disclaimer in the credits of Heretic.
Story here:
(Nov 9, 2024) The directors of A24's new horror film tell BI why they used their movie to slam Hollywood's 'weird' use of AI
www.businessinsider.com/heretic-end-...
March 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
"No generative AI was used in the making of this film".
I noticed this disclaimer in the credits of Heretic.
Story here:
(Nov 9, 2024) The directors of A24's new horror film tell BI why they used their movie to slam Hollywood's 'weird' use of AI
www.businessinsider.com/heretic-end-...
I noticed this disclaimer in the credits of Heretic.
Story here:
(Nov 9, 2024) The directors of A24's new horror film tell BI why they used their movie to slam Hollywood's 'weird' use of AI
www.businessinsider.com/heretic-end-...
"There is no such thing as 'my Substack', there is only your writing, and a forever fight against the world of pure enshittification"
I've enjoyed setting up my own website and having some more control over who / what / when people see what I choose make public.
I've enjoyed setting up my own website and having some more control over who / what / when people see what I choose make public.
December 1, 2024 at 3:51 PM
"There is no such thing as 'my Substack', there is only your writing, and a forever fight against the world of pure enshittification"
I've enjoyed setting up my own website and having some more control over who / what / when people see what I choose make public.
I've enjoyed setting up my own website and having some more control over who / what / when people see what I choose make public.
A wonderful connection to the thoughts of Illich and McLuhan, and a fruitful analogy to help us think about the (inter)net closing around us.
Alright friends, new post in which I offer an analogy that I hope is helpful and constructive: "Resist the Enclosure of the Human Psyche."
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The Enclosure of the Human Psyche
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 13
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November 28, 2024 at 2:45 PM
A wonderful connection to the thoughts of Illich and McLuhan, and a fruitful analogy to help us think about the (inter)net closing around us.
Rewilding the self: Thinking along the Main Mall at UBC
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Rewilding the self (draft) – ﻼF
kieranfor.de
November 17, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Rewilding the self: Thinking along the Main Mall at UBC
kieranfor.de/2024/11/17/r...
kieranfor.de/2024/11/17/r...