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How to make data brokers delete my information without providing more information? Can I take legal action?Can Social Media Reviews Be Considered Defamation?Can app manufacturers collect and store minors' data?Facebook blocked my account until I consent to their new privacy policy under GDPR. If I consent now, will I be able to withdraw my consent later?Do I have legal standing to force a website to remove my Personally Identifiable Information (PII)?What does “monitor the behavior of individuals in the EU” mean?Facebook vs GDPR - Private Messages I sent to others will never be deleted/erased from Facebook serversDoes a user have the right to request their forum posts deleted?Do I have to provide proof of citizenship - GDPRYahoo Messenger and the GDPRanonymisation/redaction of public website content as response to 'right to erasure'













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I would like to wipe my online data clean and make sure the people deleted my account.



Considering that most services only offer to "close" or "suspend" the account and not delete the data like skype or facebook can I force them to delete my data ?



I'm French and most of the services are US based.










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  • The Ashley-Madison scandal shows that even when announcing this as a feature, a website can well disregard the law and never be prosecuted for that.

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I would like to wipe my online data clean and make sure the people deleted my account.



Considering that most services only offer to "close" or "suspend" the account and not delete the data like skype or facebook can I force them to delete my data ?



I'm French and most of the services are US based.










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  • The Ashley-Madison scandal shows that even when announcing this as a feature, a website can well disregard the law and never be prosecuted for that.

    – Gabriel Diego
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I would like to wipe my online data clean and make sure the people deleted my account.



Considering that most services only offer to "close" or "suspend" the account and not delete the data like skype or facebook can I force them to delete my data ?



I'm French and most of the services are US based.










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I would like to wipe my online data clean and make sure the people deleted my account.



Considering that most services only offer to "close" or "suspend" the account and not delete the data like skype or facebook can I force them to delete my data ?



I'm French and most of the services are US based.







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  • The Ashley-Madison scandal shows that even when announcing this as a feature, a website can well disregard the law and never be prosecuted for that.

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  • The Ashley-Madison scandal shows that even when announcing this as a feature, a website can well disregard the law and never be prosecuted for that.

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The Ashley-Madison scandal shows that even when announcing this as a feature, a website can well disregard the law and never be prosecuted for that.

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The Ashley-Madison scandal shows that even when announcing this as a feature, a website can well disregard the law and never be prosecuted for that.

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Typically, you have no right to the data from concerning you held by service providers. In fact, the vast majority of established service providers will have you explicitly licensing your content to them by way of the Terms of Use or Service.



Barring specific statute to the contrary, the existence of which I'm not aware - there is no legal obligation for anu private entity in the United States to delete or even divulge the information it holds on you.






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      Barring specific statute to the contrary, the existence of which I'm not aware - there is no legal obligation for anu private entity in the United States to delete or even divulge the information it holds on you.






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        Barring specific statute to the contrary, the existence of which I'm not aware - there is no legal obligation for anu private entity in the United States to delete or even divulge the information it holds on you.






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        Barring specific statute to the contrary, the existence of which I'm not aware - there is no legal obligation for anu private entity in the United States to delete or even divulge the information it holds on you.







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