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> The bug also impacted photos that people uploaded to Facebook but chose not to post. What about, for example, pictures sent in a private message? I'm so ver

• nscalf 8y ago
  In so much that they let you delete your account.
  • bpye 8y ago
    If they aren't actually deleting accounts then they are going to end up with a hefty fine under the GPDR one day...
    • burnt_toast 8y ago
      Given that it's known that Facebook builds shadow profiles of non-users it seems hard to believe that they would give up the data of ex-users. https://www.bustle.com/p/what-are-shadow-profiles-facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-dodged-questions-about-this-feature-8759987 https://www.bustle.com/p/what-are-shadow-profiles-facebook-c...
      • inetknght 8y ago
        I am unfortunately not a EU citizen. But I would be very very very sad indeed if my data was not deleted.
      • rococode 8y ago
        "Oh yeah we deleted the account, you can't log in with that same email and password anymore so it's as good as gone!"
• perfmode 8y ago
  For pictures present on your phone which Facebook uploaded just in case you’d want to post them later. To hide latency essentially
  • randyrand 8y ago
    Is this true? wtf....
• elliekelly 8y ago
  >I'm so very glad I deleted my account months ago. I did as well. One thing that stood out to me in the article was that users who were impacted by the breach would be notified via a Facebook message. What about people who were impacted by the breach who no longer have an account?