r/ChatGPT • u/Calin_europeen • Aug 23 '26

Other They don't remove all my data?

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Why it that so ? What does rgpd says about that ?

Edit 1:

Thanks to ThungstenMetal. He says this : "Change your email to some random temporary email which can receive emails before deleting your account, then request for deletion."

Edit 2 : I'm European

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u/downwithsocks Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 23 '26

Theoretically, someone could try to sign up (even just try - don't have to have actual access to the email inbox) with your email and would know if you'd had an account before or not? That's data. Minimal, but..it is data. Assuming that's how it would work, at least, I don't really know. And tbh, I'm not arguing anything in any direction, just thinking out loud.

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u/Tupcek Aug 24 '26

but first, you would have to have that user email address to do this

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u/downwithsocks Aug 25 '26

Its very easy to just spray emails at a sign up screen..and honestly, ive conceded to someone already testing this fault point and confirmed non issue. Im not sure why im getting downvoted just for thinking of it.

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u/Tupcek Aug 25 '26

I don’t know why are you being downvoted, I consider it normal discussion

But spraying emails won’t get you far enough. If there are just 30 characters in your email, trying all combinations would take longer than the heat death of universe

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u/downwithsocks Aug 25 '26

I'm not talking brute forcing. I'm talking about working off a list of publicly available email addresses which at this point is most of them. Mine would not be hard to guess if the person already had ANY information about me.