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Re:How do I permanently delete my account? by yorwba on Friday November 24, 2017 @01:37AM (#15769792)
> A user has the right to have removed all content they've produced regardless of whether it's linked with other posts.

Do they though? Maybe I'm understanding it wrong, but I thought the GDPR only applies to personally identifying information, not all data ever generated by a user. So by disassociating the user name and the post, the post has suddenly ceased to be personally identifying information and no longer needs to be deleted.

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Re:How do I permanently delete my account? by kelnos on Friday November 24, 2017 @03:55AM (#15770168)
That's difficult, though. What if the contents of a post provide identifying details of the owner of the account?
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Re:How do I permanently delete my account? by PeterisP on Friday November 24, 2017 @04:47PM (#15773201)
IMHO that should be treated in the same manner that if the contents of my post provide identifying details of the to-be-deleted person.
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