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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.
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.