The internet never forgets, which means data that should have been deleted doesn’t always stay deleted. Cloud service providers have to juggle retention rules, backup policies, and user preferences to make sure that when a user deletes a file in the cloud, it actually gets removed from all servers. In February, forensics firm Elcomsoft found copies of Safari browser history still on iCloud, even after users had deleted the records. The European Union General Data Protection Regulation is expected to go into effect May 2018.”]
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