I just logged in and checked my reddit account, and all my deleted posts have come back.

  • Shindig@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 years ago

    Yes, definition of personal data from GDPR:

    ‘personal data’ means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person;

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      2 years ago

      Ah, thank you. I didn’t realise the definition covered so much but it makes sense especially with how the data could be used in conjunction with other identifying data. I should obviously brush up on my understanding of GDPR!

      • empireOfLove
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        It’s a good definition. People are creatures of habit and often reuse usernames or other info across multiple accounts, plus registered emails, so it’s fairly trivial to cross reference and build a uniquely identifiable user profile off of just a single registered “anonymous” account.