DB2 Scheduled Data Deletion: Automating Record Removal at Midnight
Learn how to automate DB2 Scheduled Data Deletion using stored procedures! This ensures efficient database management & prevents performance bottlenecks. Master techniques like conditional purging & logging for optimal performance & data integrity. DB2 #DataDeletion #DatabaseManagement #Automation #StoredProcedures #SQL
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DB2 Scheduled Data Deletion: Automating Record Removal at Midnight
Learn how to automate DB2 Scheduled Data Deletion using stored procedures! This ensures efficient database management & prevents performance bottlenecks. Master techniques like conditional purging & logging for optimal performance & data integrity. DB2 #DataDeletion #DatabaseManagement #Automation #StoredProcedures #SQL
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New Article Published !

I just wrote this new article for @privacyguides !

You can read it here: https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/02/03/the-future-of-privacy/

It examines how politics affect the laws affecting our privacy rights and the privacy technologies we use. I feel this is a topic especially important to discuss right now.

Good Privacy News!

Cyd, the desktop app to delete
your social media posts has announced this week it is now open source!

This is a fantastic news because the code can now be freely audited and anyone can contribute to it!

Check the announcement here: https://cyd.social/cyd-is-now-open-source/

Contribute and look at
the code here
https://github.com/lockdown-systems/cyd

Follow the app on Mastodon: @cyd

Thank you for this awesome project @micahflee

I have deleted my own personal Facebook account over 6 years ago now (and never regretted it!)

But, about 3 years ago,
I realized I had forgotten to delete one of my business' Facebook account.

When I tried to login again
to delete it, even with my correct credentials and access to my email, I had been locked out.

Long story short, after a completely maddening back and forth, it is now FINALLY fully deleted, thanks to the help from my local Data Protection Authority.

All of that to say:

If you are barely using your Facebook account (or any other Meta account), deleting it now is MUCH easier than letting it collect dust.

If you have already been locked out (they love to do this to VPN users), you still likely have options by placing a complaint with your local Data Protection Authority.

Deleting the accounts you no longer intend to use as soon as feasible is always a good practice for your data privacy and data security.

PPCLAND
(@)ppcland(@)mastodon.social

Meta enhances Developer Platform with new user data deletion requirements: Meta implements mandatory user data deletion protocol for developers, strengthening privacy protection measures.

https://ppc.land/meta-enhances-developer-platform-with-new-user-data-deletion-requirements/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Meta #DeveloperPlatform #PrivacyProtection #DataDeletion #UserPrivacy

PPC Land · Nov 17

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dlvr.it

https://mastodon.social/@ppcland/113691979058719270

Meta enhances Developer Platform with new user data deletion requirements: Meta implements mandatory user data deletion protocol for developers, strengthening privacy protection measures. https://ppc.land/meta-enhances-developer-platform-with-new-user-data-deletion-requirements/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Meta #DeveloperPlatform #PrivacyProtection #DataDeletion #UserPrivacy

Wow- @kevinriggle did a paper researching economical ways to dispose of #ssds by #shredding to 2mm, and came up with a list of suitable models.
https://commons.erau.edu/jdfsl/vol16/iss2/1/
#infosec #datadeletion #shredder

People who use social media other than Mastodon :

If you are still using some [BigCorpSocial] social media account(s),
I highly recommend maintaining a good data privacy hygiene on there. Especially because of all the data collected from these platforms, most recently, infamously, for scanning all your posts to feed For-Profit-AI-Machine

One important step to improve your data hygiene is to delete the older posts that are no longer useful to you (you can do this automatically on Mastodon by the way)

Many [BigCorpSocial] have rendered this task more difficult recently by removing features previously provided to third-party developers.

BUT there is a fantastic desktop app developed by @micahflee coming up for this with a workaround!

Semiphemeral!

Semiphemeral will make it possible for you to delete your older posts from your [BigCorpSocial] accounts, according to your preferences.

I don't often recommend tools like this,
but this one is a great one:

Privacy by Design
From a trustworthy source
Top practices for data minimization
Runs locally

I highly recommend it to anyone with social media accounts outside of the Fediverse.

Read on the latest developments here: https://semiphemeral.com/x-steaming-toxic-trashpit-semiphemeral-cant-come-soon-enough/

Subscribe to get updates: https://semiphemeral.com/x-steaming-toxic-trashpit-semiphemeral-cant-come-soon-enough/#/portal/signup

Donate so it gets ready faster! https://semiphemeral.com/donate/

Follow Semiphemeral on Mastodon: @semiphemeral

Tiny Privacy Tip for Others' Data

If you post screenshots of other people's posts:

Please keep in mind that if you are posting a screenshot of someone’s post without their explicit consent, you are effectively removing their ability and right to delete their data later on or to auto-delete it.

Please refrain from doing so if you respect the poster and use a link to the post instead. Remember, caring about privacy also means caring about other's people data.

Privacy is team work!

Gentle Privacy and Security Reminder
for Organizations :

One of the easiest way for your organization to not have data stolen in a data breach, is simply to not have this data.

One of the easiest way to save your organization future headaches and costs is to simply delete thoroughly the data you do not need anymore as soon as you do not need it anymore.

Whenever possible, it's even better to not collect it at all in the first place.

You might need to retain some data of course, but when an incident occurs, you will greatly reduce the harm, damage, and cost if you keep only the minimum data required.

You cannot be held accountable for the data you simply do not have.

Keep this in mind!

A useful guide for people with Google accounts, from The Verge:

How to delete the data Google has on you: https://www.theverge.com/24141741/google-data-delete-how-to

Maybe I FINALLY reached the end of my #InPost saga...
I had long unused #account in their service. I needed it in the past when I sent few things but accounts are not necessary to receive deliveries. I found this account during unrelated account list cleaning. And thought maybe I should delete it if I don't need it any more.

Several weeks ago I was looking for account deletion options. They don't have something like this. I found support contact form. They didn't have deletion in topics lists, I used "other". They explained I have to send email to their support address. So I sent email.

They claimed I have to use email address I use as login. So... ok, but this IS my login email. I was slightly irritated but had some more important things to do. I forgot about this for several weeks.

Last night I was in mood for fighting after reading about corporate scandals here ​
I found their refusal messages in my inbox, for some reason still not deleted. So I logged in their website, took screenshot with my address visible on top bar and wrote new email with this attachment, asking what the hell is wrong with my account if I can see it is correct email.

And today I received message to confirm account deletion ​

"Learn how to securely delete data on flash memory like USB sticks, SSDs, & NVMe drives! Use 'hdparm' on Linux or 'nvme-format' tool on Ubuntu 22.04. Remember, while data deletion can be secured, 100% guarantee isn't possible & physical destruction may be necessary. #DataDeletion #SSDs #NVMeDrives"

https://nemozone.writeas.com/correct-data-deletion-of-flash-memory-ssds-nvmes

This article will be expanded with the f3 tool work in progress many thx to @macst3r

As a data protection lawyer, I often seen companies push data retention or data deletion policies to the bottom of the list.

It's sometimes seen as less important, because customers don't typically see this.

However, a recent fine by the CNIL shows there are real risks in delaying and never quite getting round to it.

In this instance, Discord (a popular chat platform for gamers ) received a fine over 800,000 euros for:

Not having a written data retention policy
Not having specific retention periods or criteria for determining retention periods
Failing to ensure data protection by default in the way the application sat in the background on Windows platforms
Failure to ensure security by not setting strong enough password criteria
Failure to carry out data protection impact assessments.

If you are a company dealing with customers in the EU or UK, there is no better time than now to be elevating data retention/deletion on your 'to do' list.

#dataprotection #dataprivacy #dataretention #datadeletion #dataprocessing #gaming #gamingnews #GDPR #UKGDPR

https://www.cnil.fr/en/discord-inc-fined-800-000-euros