This doesn't require your record being kept forever, though. You're already dead or guilty.
> the solution here is to educate HR departments to only use relevant criteria when assessing candidates
This won't work. You don't decide what's relevant.
IN ADDITION to removal attempts, we SHOULD ALSO influence (regulation, societal pressure, etc) how HR/etc departments use data they find online about a person.
This doesn't require your record being kept forever, though. You're already dead or guilty.
> the solution here is to educate HR departments to only use relevant criteria when assessing candidates
This won't work. You don't decide what's relevant.