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Facebook appears to store the personal data of banned people indefinitely, you can log in a year from now and you'll be greeted with the same message. There is

Facebook appears to store the personal data of banned people indefinitely, you can log in a year from now and you'll be greeted with the same message. There is a link to download your account data, but they offer no option to permanently delete it. Stripping you from your right to exercise control over your personal data is illegal in the EU.

judge2020 6y ago
They don’t stop you from exercising control over your personal data. Try sending an email or formal legal request to FB and see if your data is still there in 31 days.
- dessant 6y ago
  If true, that practice is also illegal in the EU, because requesting account deletion must be as accessible as creating an account.
saddlerustle 6y ago
You can permanently delete your facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/help/224562897555674 https://www.facebook.com/help/224562897555674
- coldtea 6y ago
  Does that delete the data?
  - saddlerustle 6y ago
    "After 30 days, your account and all your information will be permanently deleted"
    - coldtea 6y ago
      And does that delete the data?
      - saddlerustle 6y ago
        The last published DPC audit found that it does [1]. There's not much reason to subject themselves to huge fines and lie about it, a very small fraction of facebook users delete anything. [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20171218060100/https://www.dataprotection.ie/documents/press/Facebook_Ireland_Audit_Review_Report_21_Sept_2012.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20171218060100/https://www.datap...
        jtokoph 6y ago
        If they no longer have your information are you no longer banned? Is data about your ban deleted?
      - paozac 6y ago
        Instagram doesn't seem to. I deleted my account a few years ago, but they still notify me with the updated terms of use. I assume my account is still there, regardless of GDPR.
      - TuringNYC 6y ago
        Does it delete the coefficients?
  - deleted 6y ago
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- dessant 6y ago
  You cannot access the link to request permanent deletion once your Facebook account is banned. The web is full of unsolved threads with people trying to find a way to permanently delete a banned Facebook account.
  - indemnity 6y ago
    Correct. I have a Facebook account that was banned three years ago, and I just tried, I can still create a download archive with all of the personal data on it, with no way to access the account deletion capability. Woops. Maybe I should inform my country, who just passed GDPR-like legislation, that there is a test case against a company everyone hates. Win win!

judge2020 6y ago

They don’t stop you from exercising control over your personal data. Try sending an email or formal legal request to FB and see if your data is still there in 31 days.

dessant 6y ago
If true, that practice is also illegal in the EU, because requesting account deletion must be as accessible as creating an account.

saddlerustle 6y ago

You can permanently delete your facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/help/224562897555674 https://www.facebook.com/help/224562897555674

coldtea 6y ago
Does that delete the data?
- saddlerustle 6y ago
  "After 30 days, your account and all your information will be permanently deleted"
  - coldtea 6y ago
    And does that delete the data?
    - saddlerustle 6y ago
      The last published DPC audit found that it does [1]. There's not much reason to subject themselves to huge fines and lie about it, a very small fraction of facebook users delete anything. [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20171218060100/https://www.dataprotection.ie/documents/press/Facebook_Ireland_Audit_Review_Report_21_Sept_2012.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20171218060100/https://www.datap...
      - jtokoph 6y ago
        If they no longer have your information are you no longer banned? Is data about your ban deleted?
    - paozac 6y ago
      Instagram doesn't seem to. I deleted my account a few years ago, but they still notify me with the updated terms of use. I assume my account is still there, regardless of GDPR.
    - TuringNYC 6y ago
      Does it delete the coefficients?
- deleted 6y ago
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dessant 6y ago
You cannot access the link to request permanent deletion once your Facebook account is banned. The web is full of unsolved threads with people trying to find a way to permanently delete a banned Facebook account.
- indemnity 6y ago
  Correct. I have a Facebook account that was banned three years ago, and I just tried, I can still create a download archive with all of the personal data on it, with no way to access the account deletion capability. Woops. Maybe I should inform my country, who just passed GDPR-like legislation, that there is a test case against a company everyone hates. Win win!