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Not complying with delete requests is also illegal in California.
by mmanfrin 3y ago
Not complying with delete requests is also illegal in California.
- Alupis 3y agoThere's a number of built-in features of the law that exempt many things from deletion requests.
- andrewmcwatters 3y agoExcept Y Combinator doesn't comply with them, and one day it's going to piss someone off enough to make it an easy lawsuit. They instead scramble your username, because preserving conversations is more important to them than obeying the law.
- chaps 3y agoCan you say more about this?
- 1123581321 3y agoThe CA law doesn’t require deleting communications. YC is in compliance.
- BLanen 3y agoThe EU law does.
- xboxnolifes 3y agoIrrelevant.
- 1123581321 3y agoIt doesn’t either. You just need to remove identity which anonymization of usernames accomplishes.
- bitcharmer 3y agoNo, GDPR forces deletion of all user data upon request
- 1123581321 3y agoThat is not true. There are five specific exemptions. Communications (forum posts, emails, etc.) are largely covered by the first. There are many misinformed users and examples of small forums being frightened into deleting beyond what is required, which makes it seem like right to erasure extends further than it does. – exercising the right of freedom of expression and information. – compliance with a legal obligation. – for certain reasons of public interest in the area of public health. – for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes, or certain statistical purposes. – for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims. CCPA's exemptions are similar.