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Is deleting your account the same as requesting a deletion using the GDPR privacy-wise?
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this post was submitted on 18 Aug 2023
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Depends on their implementation. However you should keep a record that you requested the account deletion and if you find in the future that they still hold your data sue them.
Don't sue them, we're not the US. Make a complaint to your local DPA. If the offender needs to be pulled to court, the DPA will do so.
Difference is who's paying for the court case.
Damn it I hate America so much. Everything here feels miles behind Europe.
Or that.
DPAs don't have the resources to take action on every single complaints. You can sue the controller or processor directly under article 79 if you want to be sure that an issue gets dealt with quickly.