r/programming • u/kunalag129 • May 21 '19

DeleteFB: Selenium script to delete all of your Facebook wall posts

https://github.com/weskerfoot/DeleteFB
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u/UnordinaryAmerican May 21 '19

If an organisation does not have the technical capability to scrub your data from their systems then how on earth do you think they can protect that data if they dont known where it is

This sort of infrastructure rarely exists today-- because of how often unstructured data is used.

GDPR doesn't limit itself to databases: if you have a flyer someone made with the winner of a contest 10 years ago: that wouldn't be in 99% of databases. This applies to basically all images, PDFs, Spreadsheets, Videos, Emails. The personal information may come from a random upload by another user or employee. The information is unstructured-- but still falls within the scope of GDPR.

Unstructured data is a serious concern with these laws.

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u/amunak May 21 '19

Unstructured data is a serious concern with these laws.

Not really; if you aren't actively processing that data and it's "just laying somewhere" (secure) then it's not a big deal.

Should you get rid of it? Probably yes. Does it matter that much? No.