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Defaults matter. Unless configured otherwise most logs are permanent and exist just because they might be useful sometime in the future.

• gizmo 3y ago
  And those defaults must be changed. GDPR rightly forces businesses to reconsider hoarding data because it “might be useful sometime in the future”.
  • spacebanana7 3y ago
    With GDPR most businesses still hoard as much data as they can, then work backwards to find a plausible excuse like debugging or customer support.
    • Nextgrid 3y ago
      That's technically an enforcement problem though. Hopefully one day regulators get the skills they need to see through this bullshit.
• djbusby 3y ago
  Logrotate is part of a lot of defaults (eg: Debian) and keeps only a few weeks of logs.