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Yeah download and delete your account + data if you still have one.
Do we know they delete the data when you do that? A lot of software is designed to "soft delete" data, where you mark the record with a "deleted" flag that excludes it from future queries. This data still lingers in the database and would still be accessible by anyone who can bypass the application logic, such as someone with a direct DB connection and read privileges.
and let's not forget that it was stolen, so it's probably being sold right now anyway.
They say that they do, so I'll be getting a juicy $5 class action check if that was a lie. Most companies that implimented GDPR didn't do a lot of
if eu actually delete
type code. The cost of determining EU citizenship incorrectly is pretty high.