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Dropbox: Oops, yeah, we didn't actually delete all your files – this bug kept them in the cloud

Woodnag

Yup

I'd love to see any cloud storage document that guarantees that all copies of a deleted file are unrecoverable after ANY time window. I expect that the only action that happens when a file is deleted by a user is that it is marked as invisible to the user.

It wil be very interesting when Dropbox (for example) is subpoenaed in a civil case for 'deleted' data. For example to get one of a divorcing couple's secret bank account data. What will they do if Big Gov forces them to deny? Perjury?

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