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There 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
by oblib 5y ago
There 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.