• zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    For technical reasons, you never immediately delete records, as it is computationally very intense.

    For business reasons, you never want to delete anything at all, because data = money.

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      2 months ago

      Retaining data can mean violating legal obligations. Hidden backups can be a lawyers playground.

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        2 months ago

        Sure. Go ahead and find them based on pure speculation. First you have to put down $100k for all the forensics. Even if you would win the case, show me who is capable of doing something like that.