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Lemmy, privacy and potential GDPR violations (beehaw.org)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Been just linked to this post, that claims that on Lenny:

Messages are never deleted, only hidden, a GDPR violation
Deleted usernames are also not deleted, only hidden, same thing
Stuff remains on federated servers even if you delete it
There's no way to delete yourself from the network if you choose to do so

Gut feeling says none of this is true or is only half truths, but want to be sure before i invest myself heavily on this platform.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

The reason I believe that the messages don't actually delete unless you delete your account likely have to do with moderation ability. For example, If I delete your message, everyone can't see your message but me and other moderators can see it. The reason it's put in place like that is to encourage moderation accountability. With that point of view in mind, it makes sense to have this third state of deletion.

I'm also not sure that GDPR fines would have any power if the service decides to simply not offer services in that country anymore.

That said, I recognize the issues being brought forward and it would be nice to have additional options in regards to that.