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  "id": 4182720,
  "title": "I asked 100 companies for my data. Some deleted it instead.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/i-asked-100-companies-for-my-data-some-deleted-it-instead-4182720",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-29T10:50:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ars Technica Policy",
    "slug": "ars-technica-policy",
    "url": "https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/i-asked-100-companies-for-my-data-some-deleted-it-instead/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Testing 100 companies found privacy requests often led to confusion and dead ends.",
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        "outlet": "Ars Technica",
        "title": "I asked 100 companies for my data. Some deleted it instead.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/i-asked-100-companies-for-my-data-some-deleted-it-instead",
        "published": "2026-08-29T10:50:31.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}