text_combined: luis villa cvovtieguyorg 10907 jeff bone wrote oct 9 2007 327 pm luis villa wrote 10907 jeff bone wrote whole notion deleting digital data fundamentally broken fiction lawyers phbs like think level physical nearimpossibility think even secure delete methods compromised last several years id argue economic costs requiring allowing obligating deletion circumstances outweigh benefits data considered inherently immutable copyable durable notional entity described data evolve call versioning hrm one hand youre right hand lots places purposes law purposes policy safely assume deletion actually occurs line probably subject interesting paper know say assuming creates demand lawyers btw problem corollaries subject whole subindustry ilm particularly retention relates regulatory legal issues sure thats definitely side cant assume goes away odds im going actually force osaf undelete even think undeleting low technological means track many copies information ever made ergo theres literally way comply regulation nonetheless regulation exists way make career finding things like beating clue people problems went away would great meant said though level applications deadwood concepts creation construction deletion break embodiment digital continue try wrap head around observation society law long way go catch facts ground arbitraging digital reality nostalgic society law usually rich opportunity hope make good career luis tue 05 aug 2008 235639 0400 fork open service analysis