Add deletion docs to Journalist Guide #156
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| As part of routine SecureDrop usage, we recommend that you establish data retention | ||
| practices consistent with your organization's threat model. Regularly deleting |
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or perhaps your organization's data lifecycle or retention policies
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As part of routine SecureDrop usage, we recommend that you establish data retention
practices consistent with your organization's threat model, data lifecycle and data
retention policies.
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| If you delete messages and files for a source, the source will continue to appear | ||
| in the list of sources in the *Journalist Interface*, and they will still be able | ||
| to log into the *Source Interface* using their codename. Consider using this | ||
| option if you are not sure that all communication with the source has concluded. |
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or as part of regular maintenance to reduce the disk usage on the server as you move those files to offline storage
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Consider using this option as part of regular deletion of reviewed submissions, especially if you are not sure that all communication with the source has concluded.
(Avoided the reference to offline storage here, because that may require a bit more to unpack for organizations that don't already have such procedures in place -- but I think in future having a recommended data lifecycle section would be a good addition.)
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approving based on previous review and visual review of https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-docs/compare/ad337e2..be7da8c
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Description of Changes
Adds basic information about deletion, including the new options afforded by freedomofpress/securedrop#5770, to the journalist guide.
Resolves #155
Testing
Visual review should be sufficient for a reviewer already familiar with the changes in freedomofpress/securedrop#5770
Release
Expected to be released with SecureDrop 1.8.0.
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