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I do see a problem that I dont know what data facebook has about me and how they are using it. If we consider that data to be part of your identity, there is no

I do see a problem that I dont know what data facebook has about me and how they are using it. If we consider that data to be part of your identity, there is no reason for facebook to have the exclusive access to it. I want it myself. By having it myself, I have the technical capacity to cut the middleman, which is better for me and for the advertisers that target me.

icebraining 9y ago
Supposedly you can download it[1], or ask for it if you don't have an account[2]. (This is not a defense of FB, only trying to be useful) [1] https://www.facebook.com/help/131112897028467/ https://www.facebook.com/help/131112897028467/ [2] https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/180237885820953 https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/180237885820953
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- rebeccaskinner 9y ago
  I tried several times to do that in the months leading up to finally deactivating my FB account and never received any of my own data, nor any acknowledgement of my requests to have my data deleted.
  - icebraining 9y ago
    If you're an EU citizen, please consider sending a complaint to your national privacy commission or equivalent.
- conanbatt 9y ago
  Good tip! I will check it out right now. I suspect tho, that this information will not cover all the bases. Mainly, any piece of information facebook ever shared with a third party source should be included. The above statement has a high reach: information fb uses to then deduce something for advertisers has to be included. It doesnt work immediately, so I will have to wait analyze what they share. Its certainly good that they do. EDIT: just looked at the docs and it is better than I thought but might not be probably enough to get the effect I want to achieve. ITs revelatory that it contains all the chats I ever had, and would find that hard to share with anyone, yet, clearly FB has it .

icebraining 9y ago

Supposedly you can download it[1], or ask for it if you don't have an account[2]. (This is not a defense of FB, only trying to be useful) [1] https://www.facebook.com/help/131112897028467/ https://www.facebook.com/help/131112897028467/ [2] https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/180237885820953 https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/180237885820953

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rebeccaskinner 9y ago
I tried several times to do that in the months leading up to finally deactivating my FB account and never received any of my own data, nor any acknowledgement of my requests to have my data deleted.
- icebraining 9y ago
  If you're an EU citizen, please consider sending a complaint to your national privacy commission or equivalent.
conanbatt 9y ago
Good tip! I will check it out right now. I suspect tho, that this information will not cover all the bases. Mainly, any piece of information facebook ever shared with a third party source should be included. The above statement has a high reach: information fb uses to then deduce something for advertisers has to be included. It doesnt work immediately, so I will have to wait analyze what they share. Its certainly good that they do. EDIT: just looked at the docs and it is better than I thought but might not be probably enough to get the effect I want to achieve. ITs revelatory that it contains all the chats I ever had, and would find that hard to share with anyone, yet, clearly FB has it .