Be able to permanently delete a file from DVC, including from history

There are use-cases where you want to completely purge a file permanently from DVC history. For instance, if given a database of personal data, and the user requests to have their data deleted, it should be deleted in such a manner that it can not be recovered.

I understand that dvc gc is capable of modifying the DVC cache such that the history is also modified. However, it seems that at the moment, there is no way to specify which file/directory you want deleted; so it deletes everything that is not being currently tracked. This might not be preferred because there could be deleted files in your database that you still want to be part of your history.

It would be great if a dvc gc-like feature is added through which you can also specify a file/dir name so that only that will get deleted from the history.

Conversation regarding this in the forum:
https://discuss.dvc.org/t/deleting-a-dvc-tracked-file-from-history/556

Start at the dvc gc entry point and review the linked forum discussion about deleting tracked files from history. Define how a file or directory target should be selected without removing unrelated deleted history. Done means the targeted data cannot be recovered while other retained history remains available.