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Don’t store data you can’t protect. Because something is ‘hard’ doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be done.

• worker767424 6y ago
  That's a great line for a stump speech, but try building this system yourself.
  • DerpyBaby123 6y ago
    Your argument doesn't hold water - lots of systems have users without collecting their phone numbers.
    • worker767424 6y ago
      It's not just phone numbers, though. It could be private messages, friends-only posts, IP address logs, physical addresses, SSNs--the list goes on. You'll quickly find that anything non-trivial will start collecting data users wouldn't want public.
      • DerpyBaby123 6y ago
        >Don’t store data you can’t protect. Services like social networks don't need to store physical addresses, SSNs, phone numbers, etc. Therefore, that data should be looked at like a liability rather than an asset. It shouldn't be collected in the first place. Data like private messages, friends-only posts, etc are needed for the features they want to provide, and they should only provide those features if they can protect that data. https://martinfowler.com/bliki/Datensparsamkeit.html https://martinfowler.com/bliki/Datensparsamkeit.html