Iranian platforms and the Right To Forget Or Delete A User Account Is A Matter That Has Become A Law In Europe, But In Iran, Fewer Platforms Allow This Possibility For Its Users.
According To IDEA, “Cyber Security In Iran That Does Not Make Sense!” Maybe This Sentence Is Not Liked By The Authorities, But Few Iranian Users Will Probably Disagree With It. During The Past Month, The News Of Cyber Attack And Theft Of Information Of Iranian Users Has Exceeded The Number Of Fingers On One Hand. In This Situation, However, There Are Few Platforms That Provide The Possibility To Delete The User Account; While This Issue Has Become A Principle And Law In Europe.
In The Age Of Digital Information, Life In The Virtual World Has Developed Parallel To The Real World. People Who Used To Try To Protect Their Privacy In Different Ways, Now Have To Follow It In The Cyber Space.
Therefore, In Advanced Societies Where People’s Rights Have Priority Over Everything, The “Right To Be Forgotten” Has Been Proposed And Has Become A Law. In May 2014, The Court Of Justice Of The European Union (ECJ) Ruled That Natural Persons Can Ask Search Engines Such As Google Or Bing To Remove Incomplete Or Irrelevant Information From Search Results Of Their Name, Calling This Law The “Right To Be Forgotten”.
Four Years Later, In May 2018, The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Came Into Force In Europe. The Purpose Of This Law Is To Protect The Data And Privacy Rights Of Users Throughout The European Union, And In Fact, One Of Its Key Provisions Is The “Right To Be Forgotten”.
According To Article 17 Of This Law, Individuals Have The Right To Ask Platforms To Delete Their Personal Data:
When Their Personal Information Is No Longer Needed For The Purposes For Which It Was Collected.
When They Withdraw Their Consent To The Processing Of Their Personal Data.
When They Express Their Objection To The Processing Of Their Personal Information.
When Their Personal Information Has Been Processed Illegally.
When Their Personal Data Is Processed For Direct Marketing Purposes.
Why Is It Important To Be Able To Delete A User Account?
Today, Many People Share A Lot Of Personal Information On Social Networking Platforms, Shopping Or Online Services, Gaming Or Education. This Information Can Include Name, Email Address, Phone Number, Location, Preferences, Interests, Comments, Photos, Videos, Etc. While This Information Has Benefits Such As Facilitating Communication, Personalization Or Socialization, It Can Also Lead To Risks Such As Identity Theft, Cyber Harassment, Discrimination Or Defamation. Therefore, If People Intend To Stop Using A Certain Platform Or Service, Or If They Want To Delete Some Old, Incorrect Or Irrelevant Information, They May Want To Delete Their User Account.
Sometimes, Some People Try To Sell Their SIM Card, In This Case, All The Information, Conversations, Purchase History Of The Person, Etc. Will Be Available To The New Buyer. Therefore, Deleting The User Account Is A Basic Principle And Necessity.
But Despite The Advantages Of Deleting A User Account, Some Platforms Refuse To Provide This Possibility. “X” Or The Former Twitter, Is One Such Platform That Does Not Allow People To Delete Their User Account. You Can Only Deactivate Your User Account In This Social Network.
Legal Consequences And Heavy Fines In Case Of Non-Compliance With GDPR Regulations Have Made Most Platforms Comply. However, In Iran, Where There Is No Serious Law In This Regard, Few Platforms Grant This Right To Their Users.
Which Iranian Platforms Have Made It Possible To Delete A User Account?
To Reach This Answer, We Checked The Most Popular Iranian Applications That Have More Than 10 Million Installations In The Market. As The Number Of Reviews Increased, We Became More And More Disappointed With Respect To The Obvious Right Of People. Iranian Applications Allow Deleting The User Account, But They Do Not Allow Deleting The User’s Activities!
Of Course, It Is Possible To Guide The User To Delete The Activity History Or User Account During The Call To Support, But In Any Case, There Was No News Of This Possibility In The App And Web Versions Of Many Of Them.
Certain Strictures And The Lack Of Protective Legislation Have Caused Businesses To Receive More Information From Users Than They Need And Keep Them Forever. Sometimes, Due To Money Laundering Or Fraud Issues, The FATA Police Go To The Platform And Demand Documents And Information From Them.
Also, According To Article 32 Of The Computer Crimes Law, Access Service Providers Are Required To Keep Traffic Data For At Least Six Months After Creation And User Information For At Least Six Months After Subscription Termination.
“Neshan” Map And Router Is One Of The Leading Platforms In This Field. In Addition To Deleting The User Account Permanently And Irreversibly, They Have Also Provided The Possibility Of Using The Router In Anonymous Mode. In This Case, The User’s Activities Are Not Stored In The Badge.
Also, It Is Not Necessary To Create A User Account On This Platform And You Can Use Some Of Its Features Without An Account.
The Possibility To Delete Snapp Khodro User Account Has Been Made Available From Android Version 8.5.0 And Will Be Released Soon For The Web App Version As Well. If You Decide To Delete Your Snap Account, You Can Register Your Request Through The Super Application. After Reviewing Your Request, The Support Team Will Notify You Of The Result Within 14 Days By Sending An SMS To The Phone Number Connected To The User Account.
Snapp Announced That According To Article 32 Of The Computer Crimes Law, It Is Obliged To Preserve And Store Some Traffic Data, Including Travel History, After The End Of The Subscription. Therefore, After Deleting Your Account, Your Account Data Will Remain Anonymous In Snap’s Database.
Among The Native Messengers, “Rubika” And “Yes” Are Two Platforms That Provide The Possibility To Delete User Accounts. But ITA Does Not Provide Such An Option To The User.
Like Telegram, Rubika Has Made It Possible To Delete Your Account Automatically If You Don’t Log In After A Certain Period Of Time. In Addition, You Can Delete Your Account At Any Time; Of Course, If At Least 10 Days Have Passed Since You Joined This Messenger.
Yes, It Has Also Announced That By Deleting The User Account, All User Information, Including Profile, Chats, Bank Messages, Channels, Etc., Are Deleted And Cannot Be Returned In Any Way.
“Shad”, Which Is A Platform For Students, Has Also Included The Option To Delete The User Account In Its Application; Although We Tried Our Best To Delete The Newly Created Account, We Were Unable To Do So.
“Aparat” And “Filimo” Are Two Products Of “Saba Idea” Company That Have Provided The Possibility Of Suspending The Account To Their Users.
“Membership Deactivation” Is Available To Users Of These Two Platforms. In Aparat, After Deactivation, All Published Videos And Comments Will Be Unavailable. In Filimo, All Information Related To The User Account, Views And Comments Are Disabled.
Also, “CafeBazaar ” Has The Possibility To Clear The Search History And The “Wall” Platform Has Also Provided The Possibility To Delete The History, Visits And Notes.
“Trumpet”, “Balad” And “Bad Saba”, Although It Is Not Possible To Delete A User Account, You Do Not Need To Create An Account To Use Some Of Their Features. This Is Despite The Fact That “Balad” Said In November Last Year That It Is Committed To Providing Service To Its Users Until The End Of 1401 And It Is Not Clear What Decision To Make For Its Future.
“Tapsi”, “Digikala”, “Ita”, “Bam” Bank Melli, “App” And “Hamrahe-aval” Are Also Platforms Where It Is Not Possible To Delete The User Account.
It Has Been More Than Two Years Since The Discussion Of The Protection And Protection Of Personal Data Bill Has Been Raised, But It Has Not Reached Anywhere Yet. In Addition, The Right To Delete A User Account Is Not Clearly Mentioned In The Said Bill.
Increasing Cyber Attacks And Decreasing Investment In Security Are Challenging Enough. Now That No One Cares About The Security Of Users, At Least The “Right To Be Forgotten” Should Be Made Mandatory So That Those Who Are Concerned About Their Privacy Can Delete Their User Accounts.
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