Skip to content

Been Quote by Evan Spiegel

“We've never been anti-permanence. We just belief deletion should be the default.” quote by Evan Spiegel
Download Open image
“We've never been anti-permanence. We just belief deletion should be the default.”

Evan Spiegel

About This Quote

Source Interview: Tech Vision, 2021

The speaker argues that data should be automatically erased unless explicitly needed, favoring privacy and minimal data retention.

In simple terms: Data should be deleted by default.

Key Takeaway

Prioritize data privacy and minimal retention.

Themes

privacy data ethics digital minimalism technology control

Mood

cautious forward-thinking critical

Type

policy philosophical

When to use this quote

  • Social media use
  • app design
  • privacy settings
  • data policies
  • personal devices

Key Concepts

Information Theory Ethics Data Governance

Questions to Reflect On

  • What data is essential to keep?
  • How to balance convenience and privacy?
A Different Perspective

May hinder useful data analytics.

2.9 out of 5 (4 ratings)

More by Evan Spiegel

Explore all 54 Evan Spiegel quotes

More Been quotes

Browse all 13,699 Been quotes