"never hand your phone over the counter" - do people actually hand over their phones to random strangers? I'd never do that unless I really know the person
I live in Romania. 90% of the buildings sport this brutalist look, not to mention there are rows after rows having the same design. You get bored and depressed very quickly if you live in such environment.
I'm always amazed at the diversity of the facades when I visit other european cities.
At the company I work for we actually hard-delete all user/tenant data, when requested. The column you mention is used for soft-deletion, which is a transient state. Even when not explicitly requested by the customer, we still hard-delete soft-deleted data that has been stale for at least X months (6?).
So yeah, some companies really delete customer data, by request or by policy.
You have a very submissive attitude. Do you do the same when a thug threatens your family? Or when bullies at school ask for your lunch? You just give it to them? Sorry, but your comment is pathetic.