The concept of data ownership is a very anti-freedom/pro-copyright concept.

With such a shallow view of freedom, physical property ownership is a very anti-freedom concept as well, is it not? Ownership of a house is an infringement on the freedoms of other poeple who want to live there?

Intellectual property is no different than any other sort of property. The right to own property is invaluable, and serves the purpose of maximizing freedoms in the long run.

> physical property ownership is a very anti-freedom concept as well, is it not?

I am sure that some here would agree with that. I personally do not.

> Intellectual property is no different than any other sort of property

This is a very extreme view. You are basically saying that specific numbers can be owned by someone.

> and serves the purpose of maximizing freedoms in the long run

I can't see how this is the case, at least as long as intellectual property is concerned.

Ill-gotten goods can be confiscated.

The same for knowledge would involve lobotomies.

Would you please hold still for a moment?

Knowledge != intellectual property

> Intellectual property is no different than any other sort of property.

Is this rhetorical or literal?

Someone will write an app that uses a delegation API to destroy your data. Possibly including better or more nuanced ways than simply deleting your account, like removing all pictures of yourself smoking or wearing a beret.

I agree. But this is the government, they are definitely going to be loathe to accede to that request.

This is a "take what we can get" type of step.

Don’t we have this right for a large portion of the population? GDPR and CCPA both include “the right to be forgotten.” Many companies will honor GDPR delete requests for non-eu users. CCPA includes a programmatic delete option and I’m sure the most common decision will be to allow it for all users not just California users.