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> It is usually far cheaper to store everything even well after it has legitimate use This is true and one of the key reasons for GDPR. The cost for keeping d
by IanCal 5y ago
> It is usually far cheaper to store everything even well after it has legitimate use
This is true and one of the key reasons for GDPR. The cost for keeping data beyond the legitimate use needs to be increased.
- oblib 5y agoThere is a bit of a conundrum with this issue. Just last week I went over user accounts for one of my apps and deleted those that had expired for longer than 6 months on the live server. So, their data is off the live server but still on weekly backups that are rotated out and deleted after 4 weeks. But I also have snapshots of that server that go back years and it would be some work to delete a user's data on those. And other users might need to recover data, so I can't just delete the snapshots.
- WrtCdEvrydy 5y agoWait till you get a deletion request for a specific user... we've had to mount snapshots as DBs just to have an automated query purge their record from the snapshot, delete the snapshot and retake the snapshot.
- dotancohen 5y agoAs a software developer, I feel your pain. But as a citizen, I'm very thankful for the GDPR and similar privacy laws. Thank you for putting in the effort and deleting properly.
- WrtCdEvrydy 5y agoIt's not a pain. Regulations are there to be followed and I don't think GDPR is wrong. I honestly would rather set up these systems so that it can be done easily and being compliant with the law and user expectations.