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GDPR required companies to add features to append only systems to allow for true deletion (usually with something like a 30 day delay). Not sure how many actua
by kerng 7y ago
GDPR required companies to add features to append only systems to allow for true deletion (usually with something like a 30 day delay).
Not sure how many actually did that, but to be compliant append only does not fly. I was on a product that did exactly that for data lakes.
- wybiral 7y agoI wonder how that works with Facebook's Blu-Ray cold storage [1]. Are optical disks treated like paper documents or is it still considered electronic storage? [1] http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/meetings/documents/storage14/Kestutis_Patiejunas_Facebook_FreezingExabytesOfDataFacebooksColdStorage.pdf http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/meetings/documents/storag...
- kerng 7y agoAh, that's interesting. If they store customer data on BlueRay disks I assume Facebook took the necessary steps to delete/destroy records according to GDPR requirements when customers request deletion....