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I quit Facebook around 2011. One funny/shocking thing that happened is I got email notifications even after 14 day grace period. I had to go and click the unsub

I quit Facebook around 2011. One funny/shocking thing that happened is I got email notifications even after 14 day grace period. I had to go and click the unsubscribe link manually to stop that even though I don't have a valid fb account at this point of time. Not sure, if it is happening still. Another one - I created a dev account some time back with dummy email Id, but gave my mobile number of deleted account. Voila ! Facebook was suggesting my old contacts. Though this was suggested as expected by scanning the contacts of suggested members, I find this creepy enough. I'm a happy and relaxed person for six years now, and as with all other things you will get used to life without Facebook. Deleting fb account is not like jumping a ring of fire as your social circle might suggest.

Macha 9y ago
They seem to also populate it based on IP address. Created a dummy amount to sync a mobile game across devices that requires a Facebook login to do so. It was created in a brand new private window, with no overlapping details with my actual account and it still suggested all the friends on my regular account.
e12e 9y ago
I'm fairly certain such data retention is illegal in Europe. Afaik the eu, like Norway, considers ip addresses to be personal information - and storing them in a database without (valid) user consent would run up against privacy directives.