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Protip: Don’t forget your data when you’re deleting apps and accounts.

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Over the past day or so, there’s been quite a bit of, “I’m going to delete this app!” in my Twitter timeline. Outraged by the comments made by an Uber executive about waging a million dollar smear campaign against a female journalist, people are deleting the app in droves to sever their connection with the company.

Protip: deleting an app doesn’t remove your personal information from a company’s database. Be sure to request account deletion, too.

— Jessy Irwin (@jessysaurusrex) November 18, 2014

I hate to break it to you, everyone, but this is not how it works… I’ll explain. Continue reading “Protip: Don’t forget your data when you’re deleting apps and accounts.” →

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Author JessyCategories edsec, privacy, security, TechnologyPosted on November 18, 2014November 18, 2014Leave a comment

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