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Are users data protected on the fediverse? (feddit.it)

submitted 1 day ago by dontblink@feddit.it to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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In other words, can any user delete its data on its will and is there something that will remove its data from all the connected activitypub services? I believe this should actually be a basic feature and pretty much a requirement.

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[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 11 points 1 day ago

Unfortunately I think it must be assumed in this day and age that any content posted online publicly may be stored indefinitely, on any platform. Even if you delete it, there are bots scraping all your comments, and you won't be able to delete from those databases. So I'm not sure how much utility this feature would have today.