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https://www.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=delete_account https://www.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=delete_a... It's been a while since I de

by corin_ 15y ago

https://www.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=delete_account https://www.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=delete_a... It's been a while since I deleted my account, so can't remember how to get there (just found it in 30 seconds googling), and yes you do have to avoid logging in for x days (if I remember correctly it's either 30 or 90) before the deletion becomes permanent. But that's a long way from not being able to delete your account at all.

Samuel_Michon 15y ago
Oh, I've finally managed to do it, but it took way more effort than it should have, and I know that someone like my mom wouldn't be able to do it at all. Not interacting with Facebook sounds easy, but it's not. You have to clear the caches on every browser on any computer that you've ever logged into Facebook with. You have to delete all native Facebook clients. You can't log into any site that uses Facebook Connect. You can't accidentally click on a Facebook 'like' button. You can't respond to any mails Facebook sends you or click on a Facebook related link. Etc etc. If you so much as look in the direction of Facebook during the two weeks following your deletion request, it is canceled.
- brudgers 15y ago
  That is why all my Facebook access happens in its very own dedicated Virtual Machine or on it's own dedicated SIMless smartphone over WiFi.
  - BiosElement 15y ago
    Don't forget the tinfoil hat.
- tedunangst 15y ago
  Wait. If you delete your facebook account and then accidentally click a like button, you're just magically logged back in? It doesn't ask for your password?
  - Samuel_Michon 15y ago
    It does, but even if you don't fill in your password, you'll receive an email welcoming you back, canceling the account deletion request.
gcb 15y ago
I created an account to stop the invites email after I've deleted it once. 5 or 6 months, and all my data was still there. After i deleted it again, 4mo later and it appeared deleted when i recreated. But 100% match on my 1st friend list and my 3rd installment of the account is weird

by corin_ 15y ago

Samuel_Michon 15y ago

Oh, I've finally managed to do it, but it took way more effort than it should have, and I know that someone like my mom wouldn't be able to do it at all. Not interacting with Facebook sounds easy, but it's not. You have to clear the caches on every browser on any computer that you've ever logged into Facebook with. You have to delete all native Facebook clients. You can't log into any site that uses Facebook Connect. You can't accidentally click on a Facebook 'like' button. You can't respond to any mails Facebook sends you or click on a Facebook related link. Etc etc. If you so much as look in the direction of Facebook during the two weeks following your deletion request, it is canceled.

brudgers 15y ago
That is why all my Facebook access happens in its very own dedicated Virtual Machine or on it's own dedicated SIMless smartphone over WiFi.
- BiosElement 15y ago
  Don't forget the tinfoil hat.
tedunangst 15y ago
Wait. If you delete your facebook account and then accidentally click a like button, you're just magically logged back in? It doesn't ask for your password?
- Samuel_Michon 15y ago
  It does, but even if you don't fill in your password, you'll receive an email welcoming you back, canceling the account deletion request.

gcb 15y ago

I created an account to stop the invites email after I've deleted it once. 5 or 6 months, and all my data was still there. After i deleted it again, 4mo later and it appeared deleted when i recreated. But 100% match on my 1st friend list and my 3rd installment of the account is weird