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Why do you think Google really deletes anything ever?
by Drbble 15y ago
Why do you think Google really deletes anything ever?
- jnorthrop 15y agoGoogle's privacy policy states, "...or to delete such data at your request if it is not otherwise required to be retained by law or for legitimate business purposes."[1] Of course the key phrase is "legitimate business purposes" but Google wouldn't have included the "right to be forgotten" phrasing into their privacy policy if they weren't willing to make a good faith effort to remove information upon request. Otherwise it just puts them at risk of a lawsuit. http://www.google.com/privacy/privacy-policy.html http://www.google.com/privacy/privacy-policy.html
- jojopotato 15y agoGmail deletes messages and accounts within 60 days: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gmail#Privacy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gmail#Privacy
- pjscott 15y agoThe harm that Google could do to themselves by not deleting data that they must delete is far greater than the use they could get out of that data. Villainy does not always maximize profits.