<![CDATA[I guess when I was telling people that Big Tech (aka People Farmers) never delete your data but just set a deleted=true flag, I was being overly generous.]]>RE: https://infosec.exchange/@SecureOwl/116420643084042248

I guess when I was telling people that Big Tech (aka People Farmers) never delete your data but just set a deleted=true flag, I was being overly generous.

It’s amazing given how much insight I have into their bullshit that their bullshit still never ceases to surprise me.

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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/mms/statuses/116435716541712221https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/mms/statuses/116435716541712221Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:53:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I guess when I was telling people that Big Tech (aka People Farmers) never delete your data but just set a deleted=true flag, I was being overly generous. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:12:36 GMT]]>@aral
Ha.
I sent the following to a company that had been sending marketing:

Kindly remove all my details from your marketing databases.

Their response:

Please be assured that we have removed the details from our mailing list and no further correspondence will be sent.
We hope this helps. Of course, if we can assist you further, please do not hesitate to contact us.

I may follow up with a SAR in a few weeks

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