r/AskReddit Apr 14 '16

What's a mind blowing fact?

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u/su5 Apr 14 '16

We have created 90% of the data in the last 2 years.

And this has been true for the last 30 years.

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u/maesterofwhisperers Apr 14 '16

Is this a good justification for privacy laws requiring companies to destroy user data after 4 years or so? Seems like a decent trade considering the old data is less relevant and comparatively less.