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>I was thinking of a way to destroy my facebook account because you can't actually delete it "Maybe that was true in the past, but today when you delete your d
by ecdavis 12y ago
>I was thinking of a way to destroy my facebook account because you can't actually delete it
"Maybe that was true in the past, but today when you delete your data it is gone. Trust me, I wrote it myself. The law enforcement guidelines that have been circulating recently corroborate this."[0]
"If you don't think you'll use Facebook again, you can request to have your account permanently deleted. Please keep in mind that you won't be able to reactivate your account or retrieve anything you've added. Before you do this, you may want to download a copy of your info from Facebook. Then, if you'd like your account permanently deleted with no option for recovery, log into your account and let us know."[1]
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3320240 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3320240
[1] https://www.facebook.com/help/224562897555674 https://www.facebook.com/help/224562897555674
https://www.facebook.com/help/delete_account https://www.facebook.com/help/delete_account
- eumenides1 12y agoI guess not being able to erasing data on FB servers is now just an urban myth.
- nnd 12y agoI've erased my facebook account this way, and created a new one from scratch with the same name. Somehow it still suggests me friends from the old account. I can't figure out the way it could fetch this data without actually restoring it from the previous account.
- ampersandy 12y agoIf the people that you are no longer friends with have your contact information (email, phone, etc.) and sync their contacts to Facebook, and you have the same details associated with your new account, then a relationship can be inferred and Facebook could show these people as suggested friends.
- dummyfellow 12y agoyou deleted only your account, not of your friends, they have uploaded phonebooks, email directory ... of there own which refers back to you.