The only option you have is to cancel your subscription, its also impossible to change account settings without an active sub.
You cant delete your netflix account. Doesnt this violate GDPR?
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Re: You cant delete your netflix account. Doesnt this violate GDPR?
#2The GDPR requires that a company implement the right to erasure on request, not that it have a button labeled "Delete My Account." Have you contacted support?
Re: You cant delete your netflix account. Doesnt this violate GDPR?
#3Well, I have never even considered this
Re: You cant delete your netflix account. Doesnt this violate GDPR?
#4Contact them and they have to delete the account manually.
Re: You cant delete your netflix account. Doesnt this violate GDPR?
#5Your Information and Rights
You can request access to your personal information, or correct or update out-of-date or inaccurate personal information we hold about you.
You can most easily do this by visiting the "Account" portion of our website, [...] You may also request that we delete personal information that we hold about you.
To make requests, or if you have any other question regarding our privacy practices, please contact our Data Protection Officer/Privacy Office at privacy@netflix.com. We respond to all requests we receive from individuals wishing to exercise their data protection rights in accordance with applicable data protection laws. Please also see the "Your Choices" section of this Privacy Statement for additional choices regarding your information.
Re: You cant delete your netflix account. Doesnt this violate GDPR?
#6GDPR also requires that you can't keep customer data indefinitely.
Re: You cant delete your netflix account. Doesnt this violate GDPR?
#7GDPR also requires that you can't keep customer data indefinitely.
I hate rules like that. I mean, I love them, but we can't verify anything. Not sure how to solve that, either. Only thing that comes to mind is constant audit but that seems insanely unreasonable.
Re: You cant delete your netflix account. Doesnt this violate GDPR?
#8Same goes for Twitter, they wont delete your account either. You can deactivate it, but you cant have them delete it.
Re: You cant delete your netflix account. Doesnt this violate GDPR?
#9You also cannot delete your HN account.
Re: You cant delete your netflix account. Doesnt this violate GDPR?
#10Imho: GDPR allows keeping if required by law. E.g. for long term archival of accounting information for tax reasons. That information, in some systems, might be the same as the user account itself and therefore might be totally acceptable. However, in that sample there is no reason to keep your password and your preferences or non-anonymzed stats.