Facebook Secretly Saved Videos Users Deleted

Post by subroutine » Sun, Apr 01, 2018, 7:04 AM UTC

ori_b wrote: post #244

WA wrote: post #238

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Does this make it right, because others are doing it? I’d say it depends heavily on the type of data and the user expectation. The correct thing would be to flag as deleted for a sensible period of time (to be able to undo for the user) and then get rid of it after X days when it clearly isn’t needed anymore.

I'm mostly curious how many people are posting angrily about Facebook retaining data while taking a break from implementing a system that retains data.

Post by renegadesensei » Sun, Apr 01, 2018, 7:13 AM UTC

guessmyname wrote: post #8

This reminds me of the long conversations that I used to have with family members and friends several years ago. With their continuous requests to create my own Facebook profile so I can keep in contact with them and with their activities as well as to share my whereabouts. I always used the same argument to reject these suggestions — "I don't want Facebook to have too much data about me, more than the data that you…

Post by icebraining » Sun, Apr 01, 2018, 7:26 AM UTC

hutzlibu wrote: post #105

simias wrote: post #93

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I don't think it's because they don't understand or because they don't care, it's just overwhelming. Think about it, to have any basic grasp of understanding regarding the security infrastructure of the internet you need to have a basic understanding of network connections, how HTTPS works, how files are stored on your computer, how files are sent across computers, how your average database works etc... Think about t…

"That made me realize that there are probably many people out there who think their files are safe as long as their Windows password isn't compromised even if the disc is not encrypted." Of course they assume it. Partly also because windows tells you, if you loose your password, you can no longer access your account, which is bs and they know it and tell you only for "felt Security". And encryption ... What is that?

Post by kumarvvr » Sun, Apr 01, 2018, 7:30 AM UTC

jlmorton wrote: post #103

WovenTales wrote: post #33

The most unsettling part is in Facebook's response: “We’ve heard that when accessing their information from our Download Your Information tool, some people are seeing their old videos that do not appear on their profile or Activity Log. We are investigating.” Who wants to bet against their investigation being “how to keep users from seeing it.” Anyone?

I honestly don't understand this cynicism. Facebook does not want your deleted video, and they certainly don't want to keep it given the current media frenzy, with the CEO under fire. Every application of any complexity has features which inactivate, but don't delete data. At Facebook scale, deleting data is non-trivial, and it would be impossible to immediately delete something. We all have bugs, including extremely…

Post by raverbashing » Sun, Apr 01, 2018, 7:40 AM UTC

halflings wrote: post #203

mistermann wrote: post #198

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A browser addin to help with this helping might help make the world a better place.

Banning accounts using this add-on (breach of ToS) would be a formality for facebook, if this was to become an issue in the first place. (unlikely that a sufficient number of people will bother doing this)