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0 pointsSahAssar2mo ago0 comments

How do you deal with deletion requirements in a immutable database? Like how do you delete personal data when requested?

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radarroark2mo ago

The fastest approach is to just zero out the data. Alternatively you can rebuild the entire database while preserving only the data accessible in the latest copy of the db (kinda similar to SQLite's VACUUM command).

malloryerik2mo ago

In the case of Datomic: https://docs.datomic.com/operation/excision.html

mwarkentin2mo ago

Crypto shredding?

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