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this post was submitted on 07 Jan 2026
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This sort of thing is one of those examples why "no log, no profile" service is probably a good idea. The service could have offered the option to charge a fee for access, but not retain customer activity data. They didn't do that. At some point down the line, someone got ahold of the data, which I imagine that their customers are not really super keen on having floating around attached to their identities.
Probably a lot of companies out there that log and retain a lot of data about their customers.
Good idea for consumers. Too bad nobody cares about that. Unless it’s their core business.
This is exactly why we need GDPR
Too bad that's being dismantled right now.
Depending on the industry you might be required by law to keep some information for a certain period of time.
Which is exactly why you want to deal with companies that don't collect that data in the first place. You know, exactly what he said.
I've watched pornhub a million times, but my data isn't in this breach. Know why? Because I never made a profile or gave them one shred of information in the first place. All they could possibly have is a browser fingerprint and my VPNs various IP addresses. That is the point.
Ok, but you're also choosing to not use the features that would require an account. Not everyone has the same use case.
Excuse me, this is the internet. Nuance isn't allowed here
I don’t think the online porn industry has such legal requirements.
just serves as a reminder that we are all the “product.”