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Comment by mLuby

Last year I told Robinhood to "delete (not just close) my account and related data." I hadn't used the service in years and wanted to reduce their annoying "your account statement: still $0" emails as well as to reduce my online exposure to data breaches.

Now I get an email from them that not only did they not do what I asked, they did indeed serve my data to criminals.

Is there some legal mechanism to compel companies to delete your data rather than this "soft-delete" garbage? Registering an account with a new website these days feels more and more like a stain one will never be able to wash away.

parent mLuby 5 years ago

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