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This video shows that Reddit refused to delete all comments and posts of its users when they close their account via a CCPA / GDPR request.
This is absolutely insane, and shows that companies OWN you.
This feels like something that ought be reported to the EDPS. I’m sure they’ll be thrilled that an American company is holding user PII hostage.
Comments are not PII.
A comment is an information container.
PII are bits of information that may be found in any such container.
This isn’t a hot take. Here’s a government page explaining how government agencies should be careful when collecting comments and social media content because of the potential for ending up with PII:
https://digital.gov/2013/09/23/tackling-pii-in-electronic-data/
An odd tautology…
That’s a guideline - have there been any legal rulings on it though?
I have no idea.