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>>Databases persist indefinitely. They can, but most don't, simply because it's not worth the effort and expense.
by enraged_camel 10y ago
>>Databases persist indefinitely.
They can, but most don't, simply because it's not worth the effort and expense.
- falcolas 10y agoFrom personal experience as a DBA: the effort usually consists of not deleting rows out of the database. The expense is a few cents a month for gigabytes of data. Worst case scenario, the companies will simply set up a separate data warehouse style data store, and make it available to anyone who wants it internally. If we as consumers are lucky, they will scrub the data of PII before moving it to the data warehouse.
- dx034 10y agoThey will probably put it in some archive where they delete it after 10 years. Or they keep it somewhere on a drive where it could be accessed but will never be, since no one has a reason to use the data.
- tunap 10y agoWorst case scenario must include if they find a market for the data, similarl to the recent AT&T revelations. Pick your source: https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=at%26t+data+government+profit&hl=en&gbv=1&tbm=nws&sa=X&as_q=&nfpr=&spell=1&ved=0ahUKEwiYxb7U3LLQAhXhgVQKHXR6Cz8QvwUIEA https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=at%26t+data+government...