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How do you expect a company to fight fraud without knowing where a transaction happens?

Seems like you have a pet theory and don't want to consider others

https://www.khaitanco.com/sites/default/files/2022-01/Data%2...

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I am not saying they shouldn't retain data. I am saying they should allow me to delete the account which they did until some time ago. I checked the laws linked and it doesn't say anywhere you can't delete the account. So for example if I was to delete my account my contacts don't see me on GPay anymore. If google keeps the data of both location and payments on their servers for whatever time it's required (Square did the same) then it's fine as laws required that. But until they don't allow me to delete the account the contacts keep seeing me as active on the app. This is not about privacy of payments it's about not allowing to delete the account which seems a generalised privacy problem of not allowing deletion of accounts.

> But until they don't allow me to delete the account the contacts keep seeing me as active on the app.

So your question is not exactly accurate. Are you expecting Google to reach into other people's accounts or other apps to delete your contact info? If I write your email in a keep note, should they delete my recording of that information?

Has Google tied pay to your general Google account, such that they are not separately managed? i.e. you have to delete your Google account, since there is only one anymore

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