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Is this even legal? Hiding data deletion behind login (after email request)

2 years ago by pacjo to c/privacy

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I wanted to delete my old oppo id account, and to do that I'll need to login into it, but I don't know the password.

Password reset requires saying when the account was created (month and year) and "tech support" can't help here either.

Is it legal to block / hide account deletion behind login in European countries? GDPR (and polish RODO) both talk about a right to data deletion, which in this case, I believe, isn't respected.

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taladar 55 points 2 years ago

What would prevent someone else from requesting the deletion of your account if there was no proof that you are the person whose account it is?

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pacjo 6 points 2 years ago

I'm writing from the email associated with the account, this is enough for most services I encountered

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mp3 21 points 2 years ago

Emails can be spoofed.

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lazynooblet 1 point 2 years ago

But spoofing doesn't allow a 2 way conversation. Confirming the email should be enough

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pacjo -5 points 2 years ago

That's just how it is. If you try hard enough everything can be spoofed. You can also try guessing someone's password and creation date of an account. This is not the issue here.

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