[db-wg] Locking unmaintained PERSON and ROLE objects in the RIPE Database

On Fri, Apr 08, 2016 at 12:15:29PM +0100, Nick Hilliard wrote:

> > From a data protection perspective, this cool down phase appears rather long,
> > especially given that even after following (3b) there's no proposed way to actively delete
> > the locked (and re-instantiated) object.  What's the perceived drawback of few days only?
> 
> Is there a particular hurry to delete these objects?  180 days sounds
> fine to me.

>From a data protection perspective, you don't need a reason to delete, you'd
need a reason to keep, so the "hurry" starts as soon as the last reference
is revoked.  Is there a substantive risk? Maybe not. I'd still like
to understand what purpose that six months period is supposed to serve.

-Peter