[c1ll1an]

Commendable work @Stubish on writing that script. You've nailed the exact problem that I'm referring to here.

Strong privacy is a kind of anachronistic issue in that the regulations came long after many systems were designed/built but also most of the common methods used to continue to design systems. So consistent data deletion across distributed system should be easy, but of course in truth as you know, it's a nightmare and often a brittle solution that needs to be updated as your software continues to change.

This specific example you've taken is a really good one of how painful privacy can be and how avoidable this issue should be for all devs, both software and data teams.