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> Just delete the phone number. I'd be surprised if Facebook ever deletes anything like this voluntarily. Most likely "deleting the number" just means hiding
by ardy42 8y ago
> Just delete the phone number.
I'd be surprised if Facebook ever deletes anything like this voluntarily. Most likely "deleting the number" just means hiding it and using it only of ad targeting and more subtle forms of profile matching.
- peteretep 8y agoThey do in GDPR jurisdictions or they’re fucked.
- TheSpiceIsLife 8y agoDefine fucked in this context. They'll pay a fine, perhaps, but it's not like Mark Zuckerberg will be laying in a gutter pissing blood. Regardless, you can't put the cat back in the bag. Bad actors will still have scrapped your number, or way too much personal identifying information, anyway.
- davegardner 8y agoGDPR fines can be pretty significant. Google was hit with a €50 million fine in January.
- TheSpiceIsLife 8y ago€50 million doesn’t sound like a lot for a company with $100,000 million revenue.
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- geggam 8y agoAssuming it is proven