This article is pre-GDPR. In January 2018, just 4 months prior to GDPR taking effect, Schneier argued, or at least endorsed evidence supporting, the opposite.

This article is pre-GDPR. In January 2018, just 4 months prior to GDPR taking effect, Schneier argued, or at least endorsed evidence supporting, the opposite. https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2018/01/security_breach.html https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2018/01/security_brea... This seems more consistent with my intuition. If personal data were in fact toxic, companies would in fact take pains to discard it. We (HN crowd) like to think privacy matters, but there is ample evidence to the contrary. $FB as the examplar. https://money.usnews.com/investing/stock-market-news/articles/2018-04-25/facebook-inc-fb-stock https://money.usnews.com/investing/stock-market-news/article...