How to Delete Your Reddit Account and All Data Under GDPR/CCPA (thomashunter.name)

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[-] ckempo@feddit.uk 5 points 2 years ago

It's important, this. With rumours of posts being undeleted and the like, it seems that Reddit are fudging their content somewhat. BUT: in theory I expect that the GDPR would protect those covered by it (not me, in the UK, post-Brexit ☹️) from this, and anything deleted must stay that way?

Dunno if there's gonna be more fun on this front in the future.

[-] Jimbob0i0@beehaw.org 8 points 2 years ago

Although we're no longer under the higher level EU legislation, the entirety of it was incorporated into an updated DPA during the Brexit reconciliation process.

https://uk-gdpr.org/

So you could still go through the same process... and frankly Reddit won't really know whether they need to act by it so go ahead...

[-] ckempo@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago

Lovely, wasn't aware of this, thank you!

[-] blindsight@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

The last bit is a big one. They have no way of knowing your citizenship. Even if you've never logged in with that country's IP addresses, you could have a dual citizenship or be an expat. How will they know if I claim to be German? Even if they ask for proof, I could send them a driver's license pic from the Internet with all information redacted for privacy and security reasons.

[-] TheOtherJake@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago

I wonder how their algorithm would respond to using a free VPN like proton, using a California/EU based instance and filing a CCPR/GDPR. I imagine it must lean on the conservative side of assuming it is a valid legal request.

[-] Sami@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's not rumors. I tried it last night and they're trickling back in slowly.

Edit: Looks like it's just from subs that were private and got unprivated. Those comments couldn't be deleted and end "reappearing".

[-] Banzai51@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago

Is it comments from subs that just came back from being dark?

[-] Sami@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago

You're right it looks like it is. Guess that's where the confusion is coming from.

[-] ckempo@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago

Fair enough. I meant "rumours" in as much as I've not tried it myself yet so am not speaking from experience, rather than people making anything up. I don't doubt they're being shits with our data (likely because they're going to say it's THEIR data as per various clauses in the user agreement etc)

[-] Saxifraga@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago

Template letter to request your data or delete your data under GDPR here if you need it: https://www.datarequests.org/sample-letters/

[-] Zoop@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Nice! Thank you! That's very helpful

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