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Re:German watchdog orders Sam Altman's biometric ID project ... by onetokeoverthe on Sunday December 22, 2024 @05:03PM (#42489533)
Agree.

The file locker site i use said my account was deactivated due to inactivity.

But after a simple email pw reset all my uploads are back online.

Makes me aware any deletion i do is probably NOT done server side.

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Re:German watchdog orders Sam Altman's biometric ID project ... by oytis on Sunday December 22, 2024 @05:19PM (#42489659)
At least before GDPR it was a common wisdom among backend people that deleting things is just not worth it. I remember when I joined an otherwise cloud-focused team as an embedded engineer and suggested that we add a way to delete an account it was made clear to me that I am asking for an impossible thing. I hope GDPR has managed to change something
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Re:German watchdog orders Sam Altman's biometric ID project ... by onetokeoverthe on Sunday December 22, 2024 @05:29PM (#42489716)
Right. Most all users want the restore option much more than a clean delete.
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