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Comment by walthamstow

2 hours ago

Wait til you hear about Hacker News' level of compliance with the GDPR

I'm curious: why is hacker news non-GDPR-compliant?

  • You can't delete your account by self-service, you have to email dang, which is probably non-compliance because it adds friction. It's a grey area, it'd have to be tested in court. I highly doubt anyone will bring a case though. That's like calling the police on your own drug dealer. (IANAL)

    • > which is probably non-compliance because it adds friction.

      You're gonna have to point to part of the regulation where thats not allowed. there is a mechanism for deletion. so long as its done within 30 days its still within spec

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    • I don’t see how that has anything to do with GDPR. An email is a perfectly fine way to initiate the process. It’s not a gray area

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