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minus-squareOsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·2 年前Even if they know, burnt out software engineers with other priorities are probably not recovering old data
minus-squareNocturnalEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 年前Unless some exec has a meltdown and demands them to revert the site
minus-squareCopHater69@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 年前That’s usually a monumental undertaking for sites that are majority database-driven like Glassdoor. Think multiple regional databases.
minus-squareessteeyou@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 年前I doubt they delete anything. Just add a flag to the datastore so users don’t see it, but they can still sell it or train AI on it or whatever.
minus-squareskulblaka@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前The data is never getting deleted in the first place, “delete” just needs to set a flag for non-visibility. The language used in their disclaimer leads me to believe exactly that is what is happening.
Even if they know, burnt out software engineers with other priorities are probably not recovering old data
Unless some exec has a meltdown and demands them to revert the site
That’s usually a monumental undertaking for sites that are majority database-driven like Glassdoor. Think multiple regional databases.
I doubt they delete anything. Just add a flag to the datastore so users don’t see it, but they can still sell it or train AI on it or whatever.
The data is never getting deleted in the first place, “delete” just needs to set a flag for non-visibility. The language used in their disclaimer leads me to believe exactly that is what is happening.