# kaal:claim:3002908-009

**Claim.** The immutability and permanent recording built into blockchain technology may be the root of legal difficulties in European countries that recognize a right to be forgotten or comparable privacy rights.

**Type.** failure  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- applies in jurisdictions recognizing a right to erasure, notably the EU under the General Data Protection Regulation

**Source quote.**

> The immutability and eternal recording of blockchain technology may be the root of legal difficulties in European countries that recognize the "right to be forgotten" or certain other privacy rights.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, Marco Dell'Erba, *Blockchain Innovation in Private Investment Funds - A Comparative Analysis of the United States and* (2017), III.1. European Union, page 14

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Marco Dell'Erba, Blockchain Innovation in Private Investment Funds - A Comparative Analysis of the United States and (2017). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3002908

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**Failure mode.** immutability-versus-erasure  (family: privacy-and-surveillance-risk)

**Topics.** consensus-and-security

**Keywords.** immutability, right-to-be-forgotten, data-protection, gdpr, privacy

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