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@BuildReportDSL Won’t deleting an offboarded staff/user’s identifier affect the ability to answer “who did what ?” or in some cases like this keeping certain data is legal ?

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While working on a personal project today, I was thinking about the trade-offs between hard deletes and soft deletes. What are the pros and cons, and how can you stay GDPR compliant while still needing data for audit trails or reporting?

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@BuildReportDSL That’s a great point and I see how it removes most of the trade off.
I was also going to ask about your approach for cases where audit trails might require human accountability e.g (A company’s ERP).

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For my project, I opted for hard deletes because audit trails and reporting are not required. I am curious to hear your thoughts. If a user requests that their data be deleted, should it always be deleted completely?

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Others reminded me that there is no one-size-fits-all solution and that the right approach depends on business needs and sometimes legal guidance.

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Instead, they keep the data encrypted and remove the key. This makes the wipe fast regardless of how much data is stored.

Some engineers suggested maintaining a separate table for deleted items instead of relying solely on an is_deleted flag.

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I came across several interesting approaches. Some recommend deleting everything completely, which simplifies queries and reduces overhead. Others shared how a well-known company handles device wipes. They do not actually delete all files.

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