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I do not think immutability is compatible with data protection legislation such as GDPR.
by chaz6 5y ago
I do not think immutability is compatible with data protection legislation such as GDPR.
- pjc50 5y agoInterestingly France requires immutability (well, durable records, not quite the same thing) for point of sale systems, under "NF525": https://www.ikosoft.com/en-gb/all-knowledge-about-the-nf525-standard-for-cash-register-software/ https://www.ikosoft.com/en-gb/all-knowledge-about-the-nf525-...
- aszen 5y agoImmutability doesn't mean you can't delete old records.
- tyingq 5y agoIn practice, it could. Kafka, for example, doesn't provide a non-hacky way to delete a specific record from a topic.