I can delete my FB, Google, Apple and Reddit data. Why not Hacker News?

#1

Post by headShrinker » Thu, Nov 11, 2021, 11:32 PM UTC

Simple quick question and I’m starting to wonder if this needs a legal explanation. Delete my comments and data Dang!

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#2

Post by WalterGR » Thu, Nov 11, 2021, 11:35 PM UTC

See the FAQ linked at the bottom of the page.

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#3

Post by version_five » Thu, Nov 11, 2021, 11:36 PM UTC

You can email hn@ycombinator.com and ask for them to be deleted. I'll see if I can find the source for this

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#4

Post by headShrinker » Thu, Nov 11, 2021, 11:37 PM UTC

version_five wrote: post #3

You can email hn@ycombinator.com and ask for them to be deleted. I'll see if I can find the source for this

I did ask. They won’t.

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#5

Post by authed » Thu, Nov 11, 2021, 11:39 PM UTC

What I do to mitigate the issue is switch account every few months... It means that I usually can't down-vote and flag post or comments, but it is worth it

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#6

Post by headShrinker » Thu, Nov 11, 2021, 11:39 PM UTC

WalterGR wrote: post #2

See the FAQ linked at the bottom of the page.

Listen pal, I don’t care about you or your reading comprehension, delete the comments and account.

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#7

Post by headShrinker » Thu, Nov 11, 2021, 11:40 PM UTC

authed wrote: post #5

What I do to mitigate the issue is switch account every few months... It means that I usually can't down-vote and flag post or comments, but it is worth it

Bad solution to a bad problem caused by bad reasoning from bad administration.

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#8

Post by version_five » Thu, Nov 11, 2021, 11:41 PM UTC

headShrinker wrote: post #4

version_five wrote: post #3

You can email hn@ycombinator.com and ask for them to be deleted. I'll see if I can find the source for this

I did ask. They won’t.

Understood. You've probably seen this discussion then: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23623799

It looks like they are willing to work with you to preserve your anonymity, but I'm guessing from your post that this process hasn't worked for you.

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#9

Post by neximo64 » Thu, Nov 11, 2021, 11:51 PM UTC

Why should they? The comments are handy years on. Use a pseudonym?

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#10

Post by headShrinker » Thu, Nov 11, 2021, 11:57 PM UTC

neximo64 wrote: post #9

Why should they? The comments are handy years on. Use a pseudonym?

If my comments are not handy, delete them. If they are handy then I deserve compensation. If I created it I can destroy it. If I created it and was not compensated then I maintain ownership and copyright control. Delete them now! This has been fought in courts and won.