No more hold queues
Key Takeaways
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This protects your private data and effectively blocks companies that won’t let you easily cancel subscriptions.
But there’s a lot more to it than that.
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Apple’s new account deletion policy looks simple, but changes a lot.
Sometimes it’s easy.
Other times, you have to call a human on a telephone and tell them you want to cancel.
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And it’s not just dodgy companies that do this.
“Vinay Sahni, co-founder of customer-relationship software company Enchant, told Lifewire via email.
You might have to call.
Apple’s policy cuts this nonsense out for good.
For instance, Facebook bought Instagram, andwhen Google purchased Fitbit, it got all that sweet movement data.
Other than having to add the code for deleting accounts, is there any downside for the developers?
Another reason to limit account deletions is that it pads user numbers.
A company hoping to go public wants as many “active” user accounts as possible.
It’s hard to see this change as anything but a win for the user.
There seems to be almost no downside, other than maybe accidentally deleting your account.
But that’s a small price to pay for narrowing your data footprint on the internet.
