<story><title>Facebook Secretly Saved Videos Users Deleted</title><url>https://nymag.com/selectall/2018/03/facebook-secretly-saved-videos-users-deleted.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>ori_b</author><text>You mean they follow what many people consider best practices?&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;softwareengineering.stackexchange.com&amp;#x2F;questions&amp;#x2F;159232&amp;#x2F;should-we-ever-delete-data-in-a-database&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;softwareengineering.stackexchange.com&amp;#x2F;questions&amp;#x2F;1592...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;stackoverflow.com&amp;#x2F;questions&amp;#x2F;820466&amp;#x2F;never-delete-entries-good-idea-usual&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;stackoverflow.com&amp;#x2F;questions&amp;#x2F;820466&amp;#x2F;never-delete-entr...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;serverfault.com&amp;#x2F;questions&amp;#x2F;31455&amp;#x2F;should-i-ever-delete-sql-and-db-anything&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;serverfault.com&amp;#x2F;questions&amp;#x2F;31455&amp;#x2F;should-i-ever-delete...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.infoq.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;2009&amp;#x2F;09&amp;#x2F;Do-Not-Delete-Data&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.infoq.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;2009&amp;#x2F;09&amp;#x2F;Do-Not-Delete-Data&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;udidahan.com&amp;#x2F;2009&amp;#x2F;09&amp;#x2F;01&amp;#x2F;dont-delete-just-dont&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;udidahan.com&amp;#x2F;2009&amp;#x2F;09&amp;#x2F;01&amp;#x2F;dont-delete-just-dont&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;stackoverflow.com&amp;#x2F;questions&amp;#x2F;2549839&amp;#x2F;are-soft-deletes-a-good-idea&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;stackoverflow.com&amp;#x2F;questions&amp;#x2F;2549839&amp;#x2F;are-soft-deletes...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;azure.microsoft.com&amp;#x2F;en-us&amp;#x2F;blog&amp;#x2F;soft-delete-for-azure-storage-blobs-now-in-public-preview&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;azure.microsoft.com&amp;#x2F;en-us&amp;#x2F;blog&amp;#x2F;soft-delete-for-azure...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;I find it fascinating how much shock there is that Facebook is doing what nearly everyone else is doing, and what many people here have likely implemented.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>darzu</author><text>The accepted answer to the first link you posted explicitly calls out:&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; There is one class of data that you have to delete - and that&amp;#x27;s personal data that the user doesn&amp;#x27;t want you to hold any more. There may be local laws (e.g. in the EU) that makes this a mandatory requirement (thanks Gavin)&lt;p&gt;This is exactly the type of data we&amp;#x27;re discussing here. So no, contradicting the user&amp;#x27;s expectation when handling personal data is not a &amp;quot;best practice&amp;quot;.</text></comment>
<story><title>Facebook Secretly Saved Videos Users Deleted</title><url>https://nymag.com/selectall/2018/03/facebook-secretly-saved-videos-users-deleted.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>ori_b</author><text>You mean they follow what many people consider best practices?&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;softwareengineering.stackexchange.com&amp;#x2F;questions&amp;#x2F;159232&amp;#x2F;should-we-ever-delete-data-in-a-database&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;softwareengineering.stackexchange.com&amp;#x2F;questions&amp;#x2F;1592...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;stackoverflow.com&amp;#x2F;questions&amp;#x2F;820466&amp;#x2F;never-delete-entries-good-idea-usual&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;stackoverflow.com&amp;#x2F;questions&amp;#x2F;820466&amp;#x2F;never-delete-entr...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;serverfault.com&amp;#x2F;questions&amp;#x2F;31455&amp;#x2F;should-i-ever-delete-sql-and-db-anything&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;serverfault.com&amp;#x2F;questions&amp;#x2F;31455&amp;#x2F;should-i-ever-delete...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.infoq.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;2009&amp;#x2F;09&amp;#x2F;Do-Not-Delete-Data&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.infoq.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;2009&amp;#x2F;09&amp;#x2F;Do-Not-Delete-Data&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;udidahan.com&amp;#x2F;2009&amp;#x2F;09&amp;#x2F;01&amp;#x2F;dont-delete-just-dont&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;udidahan.com&amp;#x2F;2009&amp;#x2F;09&amp;#x2F;01&amp;#x2F;dont-delete-just-dont&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;stackoverflow.com&amp;#x2F;questions&amp;#x2F;2549839&amp;#x2F;are-soft-deletes-a-good-idea&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;stackoverflow.com&amp;#x2F;questions&amp;#x2F;2549839&amp;#x2F;are-soft-deletes...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;azure.microsoft.com&amp;#x2F;en-us&amp;#x2F;blog&amp;#x2F;soft-delete-for-azure-storage-blobs-now-in-public-preview&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;azure.microsoft.com&amp;#x2F;en-us&amp;#x2F;blog&amp;#x2F;soft-delete-for-azure...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;I find it fascinating how much shock there is that Facebook is doing what nearly everyone else is doing, and what many people here have likely implemented.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>bitexploder</author><text>Disclaimer: I deleted my Facebook account a couple years ago and never looked back.&lt;p&gt;That said, Facebook is who is just getting collectively stabbed with the pitchfork right now. Engineering best practices are one thing. My right to privacy is another. As an engineer I care about efficiency. As a human I care about privacy. My rights win over any technocratic babble. Sorry if I am being harsh. I am, of course not surprised. Engineers are lazy at best and at worst, something truly sinister is brewing.</text></comment>