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Sorry, but if you're not family it next-of-kin, and you requested for Facebook to delete someone's profile, you should be identified to their family, and the pr

Sorry, but if you're not family it next-of-kin, and you requested for Facebook to delete someone's profile, you should be identified to their family, and the profile restored.

crysin 8y ago
What if you have power of attorney? Even if you were family, Facebook should not be help responsible for having to provide you with a name. The person who made the request has a right to their privacy and if Facebook acted in good-faith (which is questionable, I know) and validated the person making the request had the right to do so then I don't see any issue with Facebook's actions so far.
- barkingcat 8y ago
  That's what the court order is about - determining whether Facebook acted in good faith, or whether there was a process for determining power of attorney. You even said that whole point was questionable - enough of a question to have a court legally compel Facebook to answer these questions. I don't see any issues with the court case pressing forward to get some answers, do you?
- jnbiche 8y ago
  OK, next-of-kin and/or power of attorney, I should have added. Yes, I agree. I'm sure the court would, as well. But not some random person, fan, or acquaintance, as it appears in this case.
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notahacker 8y ago
Even assuming their action was purely malicious (and not, say, an extended family member or friend or even fan of the band that was a bit surprised to see a still active profile for someone they were well aware was no longer around and thought they were fixing things), it's a weird world where Facebook has some sort of moral duty to disclose their identity to people apparently obsessed with pursuing them. If the profile can't be restored, that sounds like a separate policy issue with Facebook defaulting to permanently deleting rather than simply hiding profiles in these circumstances.
jlarocco 8y ago
Agreed. That's how every other claim against an estate works.

Sorry, but if you're not family it next-of-kin, and you requested for Facebook to delete someone's profile, you should be identified to their family, and the profile restored.

crysin 8y ago

What if you have power of attorney? Even if you were family, Facebook should not be help responsible for having to provide you with a name. The person who made the request has a right to their privacy and if Facebook acted in good-faith (which is questionable, I know) and validated the person making the request had the right to do so then I don't see any issue with Facebook's actions so far.

barkingcat 8y ago
That's what the court order is about - determining whether Facebook acted in good faith, or whether there was a process for determining power of attorney. You even said that whole point was questionable - enough of a question to have a court legally compel Facebook to answer these questions. I don't see any issues with the court case pressing forward to get some answers, do you?
jnbiche 8y ago
OK, next-of-kin and/or power of attorney, I should have added. Yes, I agree. I'm sure the court would, as well. But not some random person, fan, or acquaintance, as it appears in this case.

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notahacker 8y ago

Even assuming their action was purely malicious (and not, say, an extended family member or friend or even fan of the band that was a bit surprised to see a still active profile for someone they were well aware was no longer around and thought they were fixing things), it's a weird world where Facebook has some sort of moral duty to disclose their identity to people apparently obsessed with pursuing them. If the profile can't be restored, that sounds like a separate policy issue with Facebook defaulting to permanently deleting rather than simply hiding profiles in these circumstances.

jlarocco 8y ago

Agreed. That's how every other claim against an estate works.