Post AVc6PL7qVDOPufvPhg by nattiegoogie@mstdn.io
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 (DIR) Post #AVc6PL7qVDOPufvPhg by nattiegoogie@mstdn.io
       2023-05-13T08:41:27Z
       
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       So ... I've been in IT for 20+ years, most of that time working directly in databases.That whole thing about Twitter, FB, Reddit, Google, whoever ... "deleting" your data after you jump thru the right hoops.That's all bullshit.I mean, even apart from the whole "market, monetize, sell and spy on our userbase" thing.DBAs, people who actually work with databases, we almost never *actually* delete stuff in a database.1/
       
 (DIR) Post #AVc6PNqaNqMwM0sAiW by nattiegoogie@mstdn.io
       2023-05-13T08:45:06Z
       
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       Instead, we add a flag to each line of "deleted" data that means, "this record is marked as 'deleted' and should no longer be used in standard searches/queries.It goes against our instincts and nature to actually delete the data ...we know it's gonna come back to bite us in the ass, so we always save that "deleted" record for just-in-case.And don't even get me started on database backups.2/
       
 (DIR) Post #AVc6PQMv0bQ8As11OK by nattiegoogie@mstdn.io
       2023-05-13T08:46:37Z
       
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       The only way They actually delete your data is if the entire project is deemed useless and the whole db and codebase gets chucked ... and even then, there's still backups sitting somewhere ... for just-in-case.So, seriously, just don't give us your data in the first place.3/3
       
 (DIR) Post #AVdOmWUOPZGs9NdSKW by ErikJonker@mastodon.social
       2023-05-13T08:51:04Z
       
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       @nattiegoogie ...in government we do actually deleting data
       
 (DIR) Post #AVdOmX1MQzdtnd3miW by nattiegoogie@mstdn.io
       2023-05-13T08:57:33Z
       
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       @ErikJonkerI did say "almost never".But there generally has to be a law, like HIPAA or something, saying you are legally required to completely delete the data.And even then, in govt, are you digging out the archived backups and deleting records out of those?I have never, in 20+ years, had a boss tell me to go thru all of the archives and delete data from every copy and historical version.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVdgJucFQc9NkrogXQ by aral@mastodon.ar.al
       2023-05-13T08:48:09Z
       
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       @nattiegoogie Which reminds me, I really need to post the latest bullshit letter I got from Twitter in my ongoing right to erasure dispute with them through the Irish “DPC”.Basically boils down to this.CC @noybeu #gdpr #twitter #dataProtection #bullshit
       
 (DIR) Post #AVdgJvQaPSPsGzMt04 by niclas@angrytoday.com
       2023-05-14T07:45:49Z
       
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       @aral Especially after seeing Linus (Tech Tips) hold 21 SSDs of 8TB each, mounted on a carrier board the size of the RTX4090, and bandwidth equal of DDR4 (DDR5? I forgot).This monster is 33million times larger than my first HD of 5MB at work. Both costing about half a year's salary.@nattiegoogie @noybeu