▲ 1003 ▼ Reddit removes years of chat and message archives from users' accounts (mashable.com) submitted 3 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 161 comments fedilink hide all child comments Reddit removes years of chat and message archives from users' accounts::undefined
[–] kereshnull@infosec.pub 23 points 3 years ago (4 children) Smells like desperately trying to save on storage costs. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] starman@programming.dev 17 points 3 years ago It's incredibly cheap, no way they don't have money for storage. They should fire their CEO instead lol permalink fedilink source parent [–] cloudless@feddit.uk 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) Text takes very little space, so I don't think it is mainly about storage costs. I think they just want to save the data migration costs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 years ago (2 children) They want to sell it to AI companies, so they need to make sure they can’t scrape it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 3 years ago Heo the hell do you scrape private chat logs? lol. Get a grip. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kereshnull@infosec.pub 1 point 3 years ago You cannot sell active data without explicit consent but what if data that has been "deleted" accidentally gets shared with a 3rd party 🙈 permalink fedilink source parent [–] toasteranimation@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) error loading comment permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CataclysmZA@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago They probably looked at Facebook's latest dumpster fire involving hauling data outside of the EU and decided to just not find a workaround. permalink fedilink source parent [–] xavier666@lemm.ee 10 points 3 years ago (2 children) It's called doing the Elon. Or "musking" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Cabrio@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Musking: the act of becoming an ouroboros of shit producing self consumption. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bluness@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago How a about "coming in and stinking up the place"? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Gamey@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago We have to email dictionaries till they add that! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] starman@programming.dev 17 points 3 years ago It's incredibly cheap, no way they don't have money for storage. They should fire their CEO instead lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cloudless@feddit.uk 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) Text takes very little space, so I don't think it is mainly about storage costs. I think they just want to save the data migration costs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 years ago (2 children) They want to sell it to AI companies, so they need to make sure they can’t scrape it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 3 years ago Heo the hell do you scrape private chat logs? lol. Get a grip. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kereshnull@infosec.pub 1 point 3 years ago You cannot sell active data without explicit consent but what if data that has been "deleted" accidentally gets shared with a 3rd party 🙈 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 years ago (2 children) They want to sell it to AI companies, so they need to make sure they can’t scrape it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 3 years ago Heo the hell do you scrape private chat logs? lol. Get a grip. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kereshnull@infosec.pub 1 point 3 years ago You cannot sell active data without explicit consent but what if data that has been "deleted" accidentally gets shared with a 3rd party 🙈 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 3 years ago Heo the hell do you scrape private chat logs? lol. Get a grip. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kereshnull@infosec.pub 1 point 3 years ago You cannot sell active data without explicit consent but what if data that has been "deleted" accidentally gets shared with a 3rd party 🙈 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] toasteranimation@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) error loading comment permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CataclysmZA@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago They probably looked at Facebook's latest dumpster fire involving hauling data outside of the EU and decided to just not find a workaround. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CataclysmZA@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago They probably looked at Facebook's latest dumpster fire involving hauling data outside of the EU and decided to just not find a workaround. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xavier666@lemm.ee 10 points 3 years ago (2 children) It's called doing the Elon. Or "musking" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Cabrio@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Musking: the act of becoming an ouroboros of shit producing self consumption. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bluness@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago How a about "coming in and stinking up the place"? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Gamey@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago We have to email dictionaries till they add that! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cabrio@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Musking: the act of becoming an ouroboros of shit producing self consumption. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bluness@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago How a about "coming in and stinking up the place"? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bluness@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago How a about "coming in and stinking up the place"? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gamey@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago We have to email dictionaries till they add that! permalink fedilink source parent