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I asked 100 companies for my data. Some deleted it instead.
(arstechnica.com)
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this post was submitted on 31 Aug 2026
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My takeaway: I should be able to just attack someone by telling a company to delete all their data.
I wonder how many social media or email providers will let me delete someone else's account?