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Re:We caught companies making it harder to delete your perso... by droolboy on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @10:46AM (#44889155)
Try trying to delete your open ai data. Even if you live somewhere with the right to forget or some protection they refuse the request unless you upload a copy of your ID. But then they have that data.
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Re:We caught companies making it harder to delete your perso... by amarcheschi on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @10:51AM (#44889224)
if you live in a eu, a gdpr request can be followed by a request to your id only if there is reasonable doubt that you're faking an identity. Groupon did this and had to stop: https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=DPC_(Ireland)_-_Groupon_I...
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Re:We caught companies making it harder to delete your perso... by olddustytrail on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @11:26AM (#44889710)
I don't think there is a mechanism to do that. I think that puts all AI models in breach of the GDPR by default.

I might be wrong but if I'm not that's a serious problem for AI companies.

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