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1 in 10 Americans in survey say they deleted their Facebook account over privacy

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Re: 1 in 10 Americans in survey say they deleted their Facebook account over privacy

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Post by amptorn »

bowlich wrote: post #16
prepend wrote: post #3

In a survey of people I know, 0 out of infinity kept their Facebook accounts deleted. But lots of people told me they did. Probably 30% of people I know. Some actually deleted. Some said they did and didn’t (really weird since you can see their account). Some thought they did, but screwed it up. Some said they did but switched to Messenger, or WhatsApp or some other part of Facebook. Over the past 5 years, not a sing…

I don't understand why go through the hassle of actually deleting (particularly since it is so onerous). It changes nothing. There's probably still a shadow account of the data you gave them. Deleting the account doesn't put everything back in pandora's box. You can just post that you're abandoning the account with where to reach you online, log out, delete the cookies, and block their domain (what I did) and have th…

What percentage of Americans would you say know how to do those things, though?

Re: 1 in 10 Americans in survey say they deleted their Facebook account over privacy

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Post by joejerryronnie »

thunfischbrot wrote: post #12
mr_spothawk wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I kept my facebook, but deleted my social graph.

What does that mean? Honestly curious, does it mean unfriending everyone?

I'm pretty sure the OP is satire. What good is social media without the social?

Re: 1 in 10 Americans in survey say they deleted their Facebook account over privacy

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Post by ajmurmann »

lancefisher wrote: post #23
evo_9 wrote: post #14

So if you have never had a FB account, is there a way to delete your shadow profile and/or even check if they have one on you?

Move to Europe, and file a right to be forgotten request after May 25th, when the GDPR goes into effect.

Do I have to live there or can I just be a citizen?

Re: 1 in 10 Americans in survey say they deleted their Facebook account over privacy

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Post by hashkb »

bowlich wrote: post #16
prepend wrote: post #3

In a survey of people I know, 0 out of infinity kept their Facebook accounts deleted. But lots of people told me they did. Probably 30% of people I know. Some actually deleted. Some said they did and didn’t (really weird since you can see their account). Some thought they did, but screwed it up. Some said they did but switched to Messenger, or WhatsApp or some other part of Facebook. Over the past 5 years, not a sing…

I don't understand why go through the hassle of actually deleting (particularly since it is so onerous). It changes nothing. There's probably still a shadow account of the data you gave them. Deleting the account doesn't put everything back in pandora's box. You can just post that you're abandoning the account with where to reach you online, log out, delete the cookies, and block their domain (what I did) and have th…

I have an account but haven't used it in many years. People say my wall looks weird. I haven't seen it. No reason to delete it or log in at all, IMO. Just walk away.

Re: 1 in 10 Americans in survey say they deleted their Facebook account over privacy

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Post by musage »

ilovecars2 wrote: post #20
Thaxll wrote: post #19

This kind of survey are bs, why do people even talk about them. No one care about the privacy issue and people will keep using Facebook.

Having spoken to a number of friends and people I haven’t met on the Facebook groups I was in (theme was all car enthusiasts) - not one of them cared. Their arguments were that Facebook knows everything about them anyway. My flatmate also gave he same opinion when I asked her. I can only assume that the general public just don’t care or feel that they have bigger things to worry about.

Then stop asking, and start telling maybe? By that I mean state your opinion, not tell people what to do; and then organize with those you can organize with.

How many people did it take to end segregation? Certainly it didn't just "happen when most people said, when asked, that it should end".

I think there's a reason there is so little positive social change these days, it seems like everybody (I don't exclude myself, far from it) expects some else to make it so they can just buy it, vote for it, sign up for an account or run a local copy. We, each of us, need to actually make our society together. Not just talk about what "happens" to it endlessly. It's hard. It's also worth it.

Re: 1 in 10 Americans in survey say they deleted their Facebook account over privacy

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Post by derefr »

bowlich wrote: post #16
prepend wrote: post #3

In a survey of people I know, 0 out of infinity kept their Facebook accounts deleted. But lots of people told me they did. Probably 30% of people I know. Some actually deleted. Some said they did and didn’t (really weird since you can see their account). Some thought they did, but screwed it up. Some said they did but switched to Messenger, or WhatsApp or some other part of Facebook. Over the past 5 years, not a sing…

I don't understand why go through the hassle of actually deleting (particularly since it is so onerous). It changes nothing. There's probably still a shadow account of the data you gave them. Deleting the account doesn't put everything back in pandora's box. You can just post that you're abandoning the account with where to reach you online, log out, delete the cookies, and block their domain (what I did) and have th…

One difference: people who try to invite "you" (i.e. your Facebook profile) to events through Facebook will discover that you don't exist, rather than the event invitation just lingering in your now-abandoned inbox forever.

Re: 1 in 10 Americans in survey say they deleted their Facebook account over privacy

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Post by textmode »

prepend wrote: post #3

In a survey of people I know, 0 out of infinity kept their Facebook accounts deleted. But lots of people told me they did. Probably 30% of people I know. Some actually deleted. Some said they did and didn’t (really weird since you can see their account). Some thought they did, but screwed it up. Some said they did but switched to Messenger, or WhatsApp or some other part of Facebook. Over the past 5 years, not a sing…

"I was hoping that this article would talk about how they did the survey through Facebook :)"

There is one type of "revolution" that arguably cannot be started on Facebook.

The revolution to reclaim privacy from Facebook, to free ourselves from Facebook surveillance.

Whenever this "conflict of interest" comes up, there is an unforgettable 1970 song I recall hearing as a youth.

Hint 1: It was written before "rap" existed but many rappers and other artists attribute this man's work as a precursor to hip-hop.

Hint 2: It has a repeating chorus that expresses a similar "conflict of interest", involving a different "revolution" and a different medium.

Can any HN reader guess the song?

Re: 1 in 10 Americans in survey say they deleted their Facebook account over privacy

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Post by Terretta »

textmode wrote: post #48
prepend wrote: post #3

In a survey of people I know, 0 out of infinity kept their Facebook accounts deleted. But lots of people told me they did. Probably 30% of people I know. Some actually deleted. Some said they did and didn’t (really weird since you can see their account). Some thought they did, but screwed it up. Some said they did but switched to Messenger, or WhatsApp or some other part of Facebook. Over the past 5 years, not a sing…

"I was hoping that this article would talk about how they did the survey through Facebook :)" There is one type of "revolution" that arguably cannot be started on Facebook. The revolution to reclaim privacy from Facebook, to free ourselves from Facebook surveillance. Whenever this "conflict of interest" comes up, there is an unforgettable 1970 song I recall hearing as a youth. Hint 1: It was written before "rap" exis…

Paul Simon’s “50 ways to leave your lover”. ;-)

Re: 1 in 10 Americans in survey say they deleted their Facebook account over privacy

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Post by cinquemb »

textmode wrote: post #48
prepend wrote: post #3

In a survey of people I know, 0 out of infinity kept their Facebook accounts deleted. But lots of people told me they did. Probably 30% of people I know. Some actually deleted. Some said they did and didn’t (really weird since you can see their account). Some thought they did, but screwed it up. Some said they did but switched to Messenger, or WhatsApp or some other part of Facebook. Over the past 5 years, not a sing…

"I was hoping that this article would talk about how they did the survey through Facebook :)" There is one type of "revolution" that arguably cannot be started on Facebook. The revolution to reclaim privacy from Facebook, to free ourselves from Facebook surveillance. Whenever this "conflict of interest" comes up, there is an unforgettable 1970 song I recall hearing as a youth. Hint 1: It was written before "rap" exis…

Gil Scott-Heron had a great many songs and poems where I sometimes think what modern analogues would take the form of, esp when it comes to people's behaviors with internet connected applications, though reading through them today still gets the message home.
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