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Don't worry, Facebook keeps track of devices, so they'll still know it's really you.
Yes, they ask you to re-add all your old friends but I’m assuming that will disappear eventually when my other account goes poof [1]. 1: in reality, it probably doesn’t ever go poof.
CalSTRS owned $650.4 million in FB shares at end of year 2017. I wonder if he experienced any of these technical problems when deleting his account.
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/05/calstrs-cio-deletes-facebook...
Cox, a major cable operator, allows you to sign up and add any services you want online. However, partially removing or cancelling services online is expressly forbidden. For example, if you wish to keep Internet service but cancel cable TV, a call is required. I know it’s a different process, but wanted to reilluminate the some of the measures taken against disconnecting a service in general. Once you do call, which…
Yap I am with them and noticed that as well. Pretty annoying. But same as many gyms (some even require you to send a letter, a call is not even enough).
I am lucky there is Verizon Fios so every few years I call whichever service I have and scare them that I am switching to the competitor. So then they either give me a discount or I switch and get a discount.
Cox, a major cable operator, allows you to sign up and add any services you want online. However, partially removing or cancelling services online is expressly forbidden. For example, if you wish to keep Internet service but cancel cable TV, a call is required. I know it’s a different process, but wanted to reilluminate the some of the measures taken against disconnecting a service in general. Once you do call, which…
The worst is at the freakin' grocery store. If you have to go to the aisle with a cashier, they ask for your store-brand 'saver[slash-spyware] card'. If you tell them you don't have one it's usually followed by a "would you like to sign up..." "No, thank you." and then a "Can I have your phone number" at that point I'm annoyed. I am just trying to buy some Golden Grahams here lady you don't need my phone number, no I'm not giving you that.
I actually had one poor girl look at me like a lost puppy at this point. I don't think she'd ever had anyone decline before - and that scares the hell out of me. She had no idea what to do, the register wouldn't continue the transaction without inputting a phone number. After a few seconds of her staring at me bewildered I had to suggest she try just holding her finger down on the 1 key.
I deleted my Facebook to the best of my ability about a week ago. Fun facts: * They switch around button colors to trick you into undoing your actions * They are very eager to log you back in if you, for example, try to access help. This reactivates your account. * You cannot delete your account on Messenger. They removed the option. Deleting your Facebook profile does not delete your messenger account * Their doc fo…
> If you go back and try to clean up your account, do it multiple times. Keep doing it until Facebook can't find anything more to show you. I assume this is a technical optimization, but it means that there is no reliable to see everything you've posted (from the web UI). I'm surprised nobody has written a (thirdparty) browser plugin for that task yet.
I deleted my Facebook to the best of my ability about a week ago. Fun facts: * They switch around button colors to trick you into undoing your actions * They are very eager to log you back in if you, for example, try to access help. This reactivates your account. * You cannot delete your account on Messenger. They removed the option. Deleting your Facebook profile does not delete your messenger account * Their doc fo…
Do you know of a way to automatically delete all my likes and posts? I'd like to not delete my Facebook account because my Spotify account is linked to it.
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It looks like you've been posting dozens of these. Would you please stop? HN threads are for conversation, not copy-pasting.
And these two about Sandberg are the first ones that got downvoted. (But one of them just got upvoted, so... Touche Sandberg PR team. :) The bracketed comments (so-called "commentary") are what drew the demerits I suspect, not the copy-paste. I apologise to anyone who was offended. No more sarcasm from me, and no more copy-paste, I promise. Almost all other posts have gotten generous amounts of upvotes. None got down…
Upvotes are an important variable on HN but they aren't sufficient to keep the site on track with its mandate. If they were, it wouldn't need moderation.
On a related note, I'm seeing lots of ads in meat-space here in Chicago about how much better Facebook is going to become at filtering fake news and fake accounts from you. It's a sign to me they're finally worried.
They're buying ads that try to influence public opinion, about how they mishandled orgs buying ads that try to influence public opinion. :)
Cox, a major cable operator, allows you to sign up and add any services you want online. However, partially removing or cancelling services online is expressly forbidden. For example, if you wish to keep Internet service but cancel cable TV, a call is required. I know it’s a different process, but wanted to reilluminate the some of the measures taken against disconnecting a service in general. Once you do call, which…
why would i have to delete my account anyhow. I just stopped using facebook quite awhile ago but still have my account there. From time to time people which would have otherwise trouble to find me online write me there and thanks to the mail notifications i can tell them how to contact me properly.
They still collect information on you from all sites with a Like button. If you don't mind that there's no need to delete anything.