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
No one cares about that idiotic law here. HackerNews is hosted in the US of A, and Europeans who don't like some aspect of it are free to go elsewhere.
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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> You can't delete your account by self-service, you have to email dang, which is probably non-compliance because it adds friction
GDPR has nothing to do with friction I beleve.
Our lawyer told me that GDPR also applies to paper records, so there is some real-world friction right there.
The important part that there is a right - in whatever good/broken process it is enveloped is irrelevant.
Moreover does HN host PII data? Not if you don't give it to them.
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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No one cares about that idiotic law here. HackerNews is hosted in the US of A, and Europeans who don't like some aspect of it are free to go elsewhere.
This comment is so full of freedom that the oil from my face went missing