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		umvi 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: You Wouldn't Download a Hacker News What if someone from EU invokes "right to be forgotten" and demands HN delete past comments from years ago. Will those deletions be reflected in the public database? Or could you mine the db to discover deleted data?

jeremyjh 8 months ago [–]

They need to issue their demand to whoever is hosting their data. If HN has deleted it, they are not hosting it.

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