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It’s odious that it’s impossible to delete accounts except in rare circumstances. Ever try? All anybody does is temporarily disable them unless you go through a
by gentleman11 7y ago
It’s odious that it’s impossible to delete accounts except in rare circumstances. Ever try? All anybody does is temporarily disable them unless you go through an hour with their tech support. Dark pattern at best, holding on to your data forever to continue selling it at worst
- Traster 7y agoIt's things exactly like this that were a damn good reason the EU implemented GDPR.
- throwaway55554 7y agoNow a days it is a dark pattern. But in the days before "sell everything you can about your users" became the rule, businesses optimized for the accidental deletion by users. They could easily reinstate you and your data would still be there. It used to be considered good customer service. Times change.
- viklove 7y agoYou know HN doesn't let you delete your account, right? Even if you send them an email, apparently they're "too backed up" to handle account deletion requests.