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minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 month agoThey’re a California-based company so under the CCPA they must delete your data upon request.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down4·1 month agoOr else what? What you gonna do to them after they shut down?
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoThey’re likely going to be sold, not shut down. Whoever buys the company takes on the responsibility. If they actually shut down then it shouldn’t be an issue since they’d almost certainly erase everything.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·1 month agoWhy erase things when you can sell it off for parachute money?
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month agoI mean, either they sell it and the buyer has to comply with the law, or they don’t sell it.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 month agoYeah, I’m sure the under-the-table buyers will volunteer that information.
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoThey’re a public company and have shareholders… How would they sell it under-the-table?
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoDo you think the shareholders somehow have physical control of the data?
They’re a California-based company so under the CCPA they must delete your data upon request.
Or else what? What you gonna do to them after they shut down?
They’re likely going to be sold, not shut down. Whoever buys the company takes on the responsibility.
If they actually shut down then it shouldn’t be an issue since they’d almost certainly erase everything.
Why erase things when you can sell it off for parachute money?
I mean, either they sell it and the buyer has to comply with the law, or they don’t sell it.
Yeah, I’m sure the under-the-table buyers will volunteer that information.
They’re a public company and have shareholders… How would they sell it under-the-table?
Do you think the shareholders somehow have physical control of the data?