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Is it possible to delete my facebook account without consenting to usage of my data? So can I access the delete page without consent?
by tonyjstark 8y ago
Is it possible to delete my facebook account without consenting to usage of my data? So can I access the delete page without consent?
- icebraining 8y agoYou can try: https://www.facebook.com/help/delete_account https://www.facebook.com/help/delete_account
- 0982608790 8y ago0982608790
- 03110164189 8y agomi id delete
- znpy 8y agoI'm gonna guess that no, you can't. That's what I would expect from Facebook.
- mrweasel 8y agoGreate, so now my account will just exist in some state of limbo...
- icebraining 8y agoEven if you can't access the link, you can definitively send them an email citing the appropriate GDPR articles and demand a way to delete the account without approving anything.
- purple-again 8y agoVPN in and delete your account? I've no personal experience to know if this is the wrong use case but I've seen it recommended enough on HN now to think its the right solution for this issue.
- probably_wrong 8y agoI imagine that doing this would have a downside: if they think you are outside the EU, they are not obligated to fully delete your data - it would live forever as soft-deleted, which may not be what you want if your intention is to protest against tracking.
- briandear 8y agoHow can you prove a hard delete. And you can VPN within the EU..
- Tobani 8y agoThe purpose of the suggested VPN was to send your traffic to FB from outside the EU. That would then make it so FB didn't prompt you with new EU TOS, so you could click through (since you wouldn't be governed by GDPR). But the catch is that the traffic outside the EU wouldn't be governed by GDPR there is also no recourse if they don't hard delete( of course it would be hard to verfiy if they did like you pointed out).
- guitarbill 8y ago> But the catch is that the traffic outside the EU wouldn't be governed by GDPR Luckily, that’s not how it works
- rorykoehler 8y agoThat will result in a 4% revenue fine under GDPR rules if I read the correctly.
- jkaplowitz 8y agoThe 4% is a maximum fine, not a minimum. But indeed the regulators could choose to go quite high against a violator that is as persistently obstinate as Facebook despite having their level of resources and expertise.
- icebraining 8y agoI see no reason why each of the 28 member states can't find FB in violation and fine it independently.
- Analemma_ 8y agoLet's not beat around the bush: the GDPR was created mostly because of Facebook. So if anyone is going to get the maximum penalty to be made an example of, it's going to be them.
- losvedir 8y agoOr, you could just not respond if you don't know the answer.
- unvoterabbit 8y agoDon’t they still track you even if you don’t have an account?
- Shish2k 8y agoIf you scroll down the twitter thread, you can see clicking "other options" instead of "accept" gives you a screen saying "if you don't want to accept the new TOS, click here to download a copy of your data and delete your account"
- tonyjstark 8y agoThanks, I was at work and didn't want to read the whole thing. I searched for "delete" but nothing showed up in my browser...