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I wonder of the vatican is part of the gdpr...
Would be funny to read about the church getting sued for that.
I don't know much about GDPR… is it illegal to have badly written software like this? Technically the user is bypassing normal usage and "hacking" the API
Negligence to delete the account data after termination is a reason to be fined.
They don't need to keep that data.
Afaik the only reason would be if MTX were offered (for book-keeping reasons)
It is illegal to keep deleted profiles
Yes, especially once you have been informed about it