Doron is a Partner at Withersworldwide. He is a privacy and cybersecurity partner on the US Corporate team. Doron assists clients – from start-ups to multinationals – to address and overcome complex and sometimes frightening situations involving privacy, data security and information technology. A former software developer and network administrator, he was named a “Cybersecurity Trailblazer” by the National Law Journal.
The provision in Threads’ privacy notice that users may only delete their Threads profile by deleting their Instagram account may run afoul of dark pattern, antitrust and privacy regulations.
There are legal rights that [companies] have to grant to users, how they grant those rights is up to them. In other words, if I want to delete my data, I have the right to delete my data. It may involve deleting more than I wanted to, but I have the right to delete personal data if that’s what I choose to do. … So that structure complies with what the law says.