Root Causes 350: Public Certificates and the GDPR Right to Be Forgotten

21/12/2023 15 min
Root Causes 350: Public Certificates and the GDPR Right to Be Forgotten

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Episode Synopsis

GDPR provides a "right to be forgotten," whereby individuals can demand the removal of PII from IT systems. This can run directly contrary to the transparency and permanence built into the DNA of public PKI systems. We explore this conundrum.