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Laws requiring notification for data breaches. For example, California law requires persons or businesses that conduct business in California to give consumers notice of a data breach in the "most expedient time possible." Right to be Forgotten Laws
In the E.U., the GDPR includes "right to be forgotten" provisions, which give individuals and corporations the right to request that their information be deleted from certain internet sites. The rationale behind these laws is that people should not be harmed by the disclosure of irrelevant or outdated information. The U.S. doesn't have right to be forgotten laws, but such laws overseas still impact U.S. based companies such as Google that operate internationally. Relationships Between Social Media Companies and Users
Users of social media agree to broad terms and conditions when they join social media platforms. Much of the relationship is based on the company's: Privacy policies,
Marketing materials, and
Standards and practices. The high-profile data breach involving Facebook and Cambridge Analytica is an example of a violation of the company's standards and practices. Many U.S. jurisdictions have some version of data breach notice laws requiring companies to reveal disclosures of information so companies like Facebook can be subject to fines when they don't inform consumers of these breaches.