[joe45643234]

> Really says something about what delete means for fb.

Since the storage of data is so cheap, any company will archive data, for future profit.

Why did you believe any data will be deleted in the first place? Were you counting that government will take action if it finds out? Are there any case like this in the past.

I find it surprising even programmers believe their data will be deleted by the company.

Most people even programmers believe a company will delete their data. Whats your background? Are you a coder?

[meiraleal]

> Why did you believe any data will be deleted in the first place?

Ethics? Morals? That is what we would expect from "delete my account".

[8draco8]

In EU there's GDPR and right to be forgotten. If I forbid company to store my data they're obligated by law to remove it from their servers.

[isbvhodnvemrwvn]

Not quite, only if the basis for processing is consent.

[d1sxeyes]

Also not quite. Chapter 3 Article 17 covers the right to be forgotten.

1(b) is 'withdrawal of consent', but note also 1(c), which refers to article 21, which allows subjects to object, and you should (as a controller) have 'compelling legitimate grounds' to continue processing (which is a higher standard than 'legitimate interests', which can be the basis for processing the data in the first place).