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Re: DeleteFB: Selenium script to delete all of your Facebook wall posts

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Post by anaphor »

corbett3000 wrote: post #168
anaphor wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks! I just added a note to the README mentioning it. I'm not sure how I forgot it.

OP: I'm close to getting this to run but I get this error: Traceback (most recent call last): File "./deletefb.py", line 3, in from seleniumrequests import Chrome ImportError: No module named seleniumrequests Any idea what's to be done?

Sounds like you're trying to run it from source?

If so the steps would be:

1) virtualenv -p $(which python3) ./venv

2) source ./venv/bin/activate

3) pip install -r requirements.txt

Then you should be able to run it, assuming you have google chrome and the chromedriver installed. It's called "chromium-chromedriver" on Ubuntu

Re: DeleteFB: Selenium script to delete all of your Facebook wall posts

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Post by Wowfunhappy »

darkpuma wrote: post #161
kefs wrote: post #159

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>>> They "trust me" >>> Dumb fucks https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg

You'll no doubt soon be scolded for mentioning that quote, but it will continue to be relevant for as long as Zuckerberg's actions continue display that mentality. We'll soon have somebody telling us he said that years ago and people change, but the only thing that changed with Zuck is he became a bit more diplomatic and guarded with his language. Actions speak louder than words and Zuckerberg's actions speak clearly…

Yeah. If there was some evidence that Zuckerberg's overall approach had changed, I too would argue that continually resurfacing an old quote until the the end of time is unfair and unproductive.

All of Zuckerberg's and Facebook's actions, however, continue to suggest that his approach hasn't changed.

Re: DeleteFB: Selenium script to delete all of your Facebook wall posts

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Post by isostatic »

idlewords wrote: post #114
headsoup wrote: post #113

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's perhaps likely that Facebook doesn't still hold the data, but a 'partner' keeps it for marketing/research purposes...

Facebook has no incentive to provide access to third parties. This data is their source of revenue; they sell services off of it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Analytica

Re: DeleteFB: Selenium script to delete all of your Facebook wall posts

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Post by calimac »

saddlerustle wrote: post #109
AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #6

I don't trust the "delete" button to scrub it from FB's database. I'd be slightly more confident ( slightly ) that editing the post might cause the core data in the db to be updated, however. In which case, I think the more effective script would be one that goes through all of your FB posts and scrambles them, or replaces the text with gibberish.

Lots of people in this thread are claiming that it doesn't based on gut feeling, but consider: - Facebook publicly claims it does [1] - Mark Zuckerberg testified in-front of congress and stated they do [2] - Multiple government regulators have specifically checked that it does in their privacy audits. [3] They might be lying and actively conspiring to not delete it, but they'd have to have a very good reason to take…

Zuckerberg was not under oath dumbass.

Re: DeleteFB: Selenium script to delete all of your Facebook wall posts

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Post by russfink »

AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #6

I don't trust the "delete" button to scrub it from FB's database. I'd be slightly more confident ( slightly ) that editing the post might cause the core data in the db to be updated, however. In which case, I think the more effective script would be one that goes through all of your FB posts and scrambles them, or replaces the text with gibberish.

>replaces the text with gibberish.

... similar to the outcome of a ransomware attack (gets backed up, archived, overwrites old legit data): brilliant!

Re: DeleteFB: Selenium script to delete all of your Facebook wall posts

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Post by sj4nz »

snazz wrote: post #82
luckylion wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or insert GPT2-generated essays about post-modern privacy models. Regularly. Generate noise, and lots of it.

Post-modern privacy models include those developed by University of Chicago law professor Richard Hasen, who argued the Obama administration could regulate Facebook under the guise of protecting privacy. (He was later fired from his posts.) Other authors have argued that allowing Facebook users to choose what information they share online would weaken privacy, and that if Facebook were able to take over the content m…

This is pretty good perhaps even for auto-generated absurdities:

Seed with: "Why does my dog speak poor English?"

> It's possible your dog has a rare genetic condition called dyslexia, which puts him or her at risk for learning difficulties. If the problem has progressed beyond a certain point—say, if your dog has been in the hospital for over a year—and when you go to bring him out of the hospital—not for exercise or exercise training—he may not speak English in the proper way. Your veterinarian will work on the problem while you are in the hospital.

What should I do with a dog with dyslexia?

It's important to be vigilant and familiar with what is going on with your dog in hospital. If you find that your dog may be learning, take him home and have him trained as soon as possible. It may take a while for your dog to learn to associate the letters of English with words.

Re: DeleteFB: Selenium script to delete all of your Facebook wall posts

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Post by triangleman »

darkpuma wrote: post #161
kefs wrote: post #159

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>>> They "trust me" >>> Dumb fucks https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg

You'll no doubt soon be scolded for mentioning that quote, but it will continue to be relevant for as long as Zuckerberg's actions continue display that mentality. We'll soon have somebody telling us he said that years ago and people change, but the only thing that changed with Zuck is he became a bit more diplomatic and guarded with his language. Actions speak louder than words and Zuckerberg's actions speak clearly…

You got anything else? I am not really impressed by those stories.

Re: DeleteFB: Selenium script to delete all of your Facebook wall posts

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Post by TheKarateKid »

haser_au wrote: post #152
GaryNumanVevo wrote: post #131

Here's a good app idea: Take all your facebook posts and replace them with copywrited sections of books. I.g. my cringy posts from highschool become chapters from Harry Potter. No doubt Facebook would delete these posts permanently and DMCA them.

This may work against you, especially if Bloomsbury Publishing issues an infringement notice to Facebook. In that scenario, Facebook need to place your account on 'legal hold', retaining the account and history indefinitely while the copyright case is resolved. It's possible this would be cold-storage and all past edits.

Assuming your Facebook profile is private/friends only like most people's are, the chances of a DMCA request being filed are slim to none.
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