News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Euro MPs back end-to-end encryption for all citizens. Parent comment

Re:Euro MPs back end-to-end encryption for all citizens by calcifer on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @10:48AM (#14595038)
I doubt the average user needs anything more than "as per EU regulations, your data will be deleted in X days" when they delete their account.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Euro MPs back end-to-end encryption for all citizens by em3rgent0rdr on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @04:04PM (#14598075)
It is not just the deletion when closing your account. It is the keeping track of all the copies that have to be made during regular operation (including packets in temporary buffers, periodic backups, cached version, redundant copies to hedge against data loss) just incase one day the user decides to delete.
[ Parent | on HN ]