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> Also note that when a service deletes your account and data, it is more often a soft delete so your data is still with them. Good luck getting a hard deletion
by csdreamer7 10y ago
> Also note that when a service deletes your account and data, it is more often a soft delete so your data is still with them. Good luck getting a hard deletion of your account/data.
There are reasons for that. If the customer 'accidentally' deletes their data, and they have paid you money, restoring that account would be important for keeping their business. Also, if you have an abusive user, and they have paid for things in the past, they delete their account and file a chargeback, you can provide evidence against that user.
- nommm-nommm 10y agoEven if it's not an accident - customers change their mind next year and they don't want to start over again! You also don't want a user who gets around the moderation system by posting abusive content then deleting it when it gets reported but before moderators see it, stupid stuff like that.