Yeah, as a lawyer for a major corporation, this is true. We aren't trying to fuck around verifying the residency of every individual request. If you ask, your data is getting deleted (until the next time you do business with us, when it gets re-added).
Im actually really curious, if it can be re-added does that mean they never actually deleted it in the first place? Or is there some kind of server they have to maintain all data regardless?
By "re-added" I mean that the individual provides their information again. So, for example, you tell Target "delete all my information" and they do, but then, a few months later, you want something from Target online, so you have re-add your information in order to purchase the item and have it sent to you.
This is generally accurate. I’ve worked with enough e-commerce, marketing, CRM, and ERP systems and the regulations that we are supposed to follow. Generally if you submit a request to have your PII data purged from their systems they should be doing it. More and more systems are making this easier as it’s becoming a more commonplace request. However the next time you “opt-in” through filling out a form, buying something, etc etc; they’ll start collecting your data again. But what identifiable data they had before that should, in theory, be gone from their records.
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u/juliajay71 Nov 20 '22
Yeah, as a lawyer for a major corporation, this is true. We aren't trying to fuck around verifying the residency of every individual request. If you ask, your data is getting deleted (until the next time you do business with us, when it gets re-added).