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Re:Soft deletion probably isn't worth it by Akronymus on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @06:43PM (#32158944)
Yeah. Basically anything that an employee can mess up, should be reversible IMO. But actions such as deleting an account should have the option of "YES, DELETE IT PERMANENTLY, THIS CAN'T BE UNDONE"
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Re:Soft deletion probably isn't worth it by Gigachad on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @09:05PM (#32160033)
You probably want to put the account on hold for a period where it can be undone. And then clean it up after.
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Re:Soft deletion probably isn't worth it by Akronymus on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @06:12AM (#32163613)
Not always possible in a legal way. For example, GDPR compliance.
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Re:Soft deletion probably isn't worth it by Gigachad on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @09:05AM (#32165210)
GDPR gives you a pretty large period to do it within. Easily enough to fit this feature in.
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Re:Soft deletion probably isn't worth it by charcircuit on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @09:03PM (#32160009)
The only way that would make sense in if it was a cancelable timed deletion. People make mistakes. People change their minds. People get hacked.
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Re:Soft deletion probably isn't worth it by closeparen on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @09:02PM (#32160008)
Often it’s mark for deletion after some number of days.
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