Suggested site to add: nsa.gov
Just Delete Me
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Re: Just Delete Me
#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
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False. From the FAQ: In my profile, what does showdead do? If you turn it on, you'll see all the submissions and comments that have been killed by the editors. They're mostly spam and duplicates.
Which is not at all a way to delete your own account, and proof that even spam and duplicate accounts are not actually deleted.
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#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
We are looking at adding more information such as data retention, etc.
That sounds great. The only problem is that you just have to accept the word of whatever PR person you talk to at these companies. Not that I really expect them to flat out lie to you, but I wouldn't necessarily expect the whole and complete truth either.
Are data retention policies generally in a site's TOS?
Not that that'd be much better than a PR rep, but it'd be easier to get at least.
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Re: Just Delete Me
#35Add all the dating websites as well, they are notorious to not providing an option to delete your account. Here is the list that I complied in my blog, I posted on hacker news yesterday http://nishant.posthaven.com/why-i-cant-delete-my-dating-acc...
eharmony -> only cancel membership
match -> only cancel membership
coffee meet bagel -> only cancel membership
truffle -> delete accounts
okcupid -> will delete account
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#36Why do people expect data about themselves to magically disappear from the Internet? One should always assume that everything you communicate online (explicitly or not) has the potential to exist forever.
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#37One sentence here is curious:
> JustDelete.Me is a directory of urls to delete your account from web services. (Yes, I am aware how terrible that description is. If you’ve got a better one, let me know).
Sounds like a fine description to me. (It's certainly better than average. I find the descriptions of about half of the "take a look at this site" posts on HN to be incomprehensible; it's nice to be able to read a post like this and immediately know what it is talking about.)
So, is something wrong with this description? If so, can anyone tell me what the problem is?
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#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
I second this. Maybe they could add an extra note detailing any know user data retained by the service (at least as far as the general public knows)
We are looking at adding more information such as data retention, etc.
I would monetarily support that.
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
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False. From the FAQ: In my profile, what does showdead do? If you turn it on, you'll see all the submissions and comments that have been killed by the editors. They're mostly spam and duplicates.
Ah the comment I was replying to was deleted :-/. The comment suggested to use 'showdead', that's what I claimed to be false..
Re: Just Delete Me
#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
False. From the FAQ: In my profile, what does showdead do? If you turn it on, you'll see all the submissions and comments that have been killed by the editors. They're mostly spam and duplicates.
Which is not at all a way to delete your own account, and proof that even spam and duplicate accounts are not actually deleted.
I think that's what he's saying. There's a deleted post above him. I think the comment you're replying to is saying the same thing you are.