"Just Delete the User": Famous Last Words Before the GDPR Audit — Daily DevOps & .NET
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Implementing GDPR Article 17 right-to-erasure correctly requires far more than a simple database DELETE. User data typically lives in production databases, analytics warehouses, blob storage, caches, search indexes, backups, and third-party systems. A naive delete breaks referential integrity and leaves data scattered
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The Fatal Pattern: Database Scripts and HopeUnderstanding the RequirementsThe Correct Pattern: Orchestrated ErasureTesting Your Erasure ImplementationThe Backup TrapWhen Deletion Is IllegalWhat Actually WorksSort: