Now you can rewrite history after the fact!
In the name of "social justice" you can request that your name be stricken from the (online) record.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/01/22/metro/boston-globe-launches-fresh-start-initiative-people-can-apply-update-or-anonymize-coverage-them-thats-online/
As the old saying goes, the path to hell is paved with good intentions.
Perhaps Orwell should have called his novel 2024... seems he wasn't that far off in some respects.
I'm torn. Imagine how many people out there a ruined for live over something trivial? For instance, you were caught running naked, as a prank, on the football field and having to register as a sex offender because of it. I've heard that's a thing. There's certainly other examples.