PSA: If an American corporation says they are not able to delete your data for legal reasons and offer to “close” your account instead, tell them you’ll file a GDPR complaint against their EU-based subsidiary.
I got a deletion confirmation and an apology within 10 minutes. 🇪🇺
Frank Rausch /
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2024-07-28 15:39:13
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