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> Is there some legal mechanism to compel companies to delete your data rather than this "soft-delete" garbage? Yes. GDPR (and other legislations basing themse
by scrollaway 5y ago
> Is there some legal mechanism to compel companies to delete your data rather than this "soft-delete" garbage?
Yes. GDPR (and other legislations basing themselves on this). The US has CCPA if you're in california for example.
Unfortunately, and this applies more or less worldwide, you can't count on this for anything financial. Expect financial institutions to have to legally keep your data for 7-10 years (sometimes even 20). This is one of those cases where soft delete might be the best they can do for you.