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A comment on GDPR: sorting the fact from the fiction. Parent comment

Re:GDPR: sorting the fact from the fiction by eadmund on Sunday February 11, 2018 @03:03PM (#16354449)
> The whole point of backups is to protect against hardware failures and unforeseen software bugs/defects.

And process bugs/defects. And human error. Human error such as, for example, 'delete all of Mr. Smith's records.'

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Re:GDPR: sorting the fact from the fiction by geocar on Monday February 12, 2018 @04:30AM (#16357541)
Sure. And if that same human error can also delete all the email and postal mail that Mr. Smith sent to your company, then your IT team is criminally irresponsible.
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