NZ’s biggest data breach shows retention is the sleeping giant of data security
On the topic of data retention, though subtly different, can anyone succinctly explain to me when 'DELETE FROM' became a 4 letter word?Everyone wants soft delete deleted_at instead.  Everywhere.  Many ORMs even force this behavior.Why?  Why can't we just delete records anymore?  I'm sure some have specific reasons for this, but I'm trying to find the broader reason that everyone has jumped on this bandwagon.Maybe I'm too YAGNI, but I prefer delete by default, unless justified.  Not the inverse...