“The European Court of Justice ruled European citizens have the right to be forgotten, but once someone’s details are embedded in a blockchain, the system never forgets — yes, those details might be encrypted, but they are also part of an irreversible ledger, and one that’s on the cloud,” she said.

“As long as a blockchain is in existence, it clashes with the European ruling that people have the right to retract data.”

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