The Verge reports that Match.com reactivated a bunch of old profiles, without asking. This raises many concerns about user data for those that might have missed the Facebook discussions recently.
[...] A Match Group spokesperson confirmed that a “limited number” of old accounts had been accidentally reactivated recently and that any account affected received a password reset. Match.com’s current privacy statement, which was last updated in 2016, says that the company can “retain certain information associated with your account” even after you close it. But that Match Group spokesperson also told The Verge that the company plans to roll out a new privacy policy “in the next month or so,” in order to comply with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); under the new policy, all those years-old accounts will be deleted. The Verge has requested clarification on which accounts will qualify for deletion, and what “deletion” will specifically entail, but has not received a response as of press time.
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Thursday April 26 2018, @02:55AM (1 child)
They delete your access
They delete your data
They delete you [wikipedia.org]
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Fluffeh on Thursday April 26 2018, @03:51AM
No, you've got it all wrong.
You delete your account.
They delete your access.
No data is deleted.
Your data is continually sold on for advertising, soliciting, research or marketing purposes.
It is just that sometimes accidentally the sheets are thrown back showing everything to everyone - just like what happened here.
You gave a company your info. Accept that whatever you give away is stored/used permanently and in perpetuity.