Deleteduser.com —a $15 PII Magnet

Matthew Rothberg a website that deletes itself after it detects it's been indexed by a search engine github.com/mroth/unindexed

#WSocial’s advice here is TERRIBLE - deleting your account won’t change a thing. Just now I found the record of a minor (15yo) who was verified by #WIdentity. His account status is now “taken down” but his full name, nationality and approx. date of birth are still visible on W's verification list!

This is the context for the recent wave of AI for science: 1. Labor costs for science are going up 👆 2. Costs for training are also going up 👆 3. Funding and TT jobs are decreasing 👇 4. The marginal "innovativeness" of research is also decreasing 👇

I spot a GDPR violation! GDPR, Art. 17 Right of Erasure, ensures that EU residents can request removal of their data from a service provider, especially if that service based in Europe and there is no regulated reason for retention (e.g., financial regulations)

Dear #WSocial verified users, who had your account verified after 16-09-2026: if you are not comfortable with your full name, nationality and approx. age being shared *outside* of W, on the open web, please DO NOT delete your account. You need to file a proper right of deletion request instead #GDPR