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How does GDPR deletion work if encrypted events are in backups?

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Audience asks: if GDPR is solved by encrypting PII inside events and deleting the key, how do backups of those events still respect deletion? Krzywda doesn't remember the exact setup but says personal data is either kept out of backups or stored separately, and only PII fields inside events are encrypted — the rest of the event remains intact. Links to the rails_event_store GDPR docs.

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Only PII fields inside events are encrypted; deleting the per-user key makes those fields unreadable. Backups are handled by keeping personal data out of them or storing it separately. See the rails_event_store GDPR docs.
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