Data Deletion Skepticism
Discussions center on skepticism that companies actually delete user data upon request, citing soft deletion practices, deactivation confusion, and legal or liability reasons for retention.
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You know they won't actually delete your data, right?
The guy didn't delete his account, and is super surprised they keep old data. What did he expect?
Why do you think users can delete their data at will?
Just deleted my data. Who knows who will own it after this?
Their About page suggests that it's just that the data will be deleted.
If they delete your data, it's likely that still happens, just without the red bar...
What's the point? It is not like they will actually delete your data.
He probably merely deactivated it and thought deactivation equals deletion. It does not.
you can't instantly delete user data because of safety/liability reasons
you actually don't believe that they delete your data, do you?