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This site you're posting and reading comments on won't let you delete your comments and accounts. I think at best if you email and ask they might randomize your
by tayo42 4y ago
This site you're posting and reading comments on won't let you delete your comments and accounts. I think at best if you email and ask they might randomize your username.
- anaganisk 4y agoI don't know if it counts but this site also doesn't collect personal information, I don't even remember if I had to verify an email.
- tayo42 4y agoYou still need to have the foresight to do things like not reuse usernames, even use your real name, or accidently post something that could identify you. It's still an account owned by a person
- r00fus 4y agoI've always thought - if it's possible for someone trawling HN to build a pretty comprehensive profile of users based on usage pattern, comment structure, and occasional personal details shared (like gender, familial status, location). I think it'd be pretty easy for most accounts that have > 1000 comments.
- flangola7 4y agoHow does that work with GDPR right to be forgotten? Many users here are EU residents. YC undoubtedly has accounts with banks that have a presence in the EU, making judgements enforceable. Stylometry will be an identifying characteristic soon if it isn't already.