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Re: How do I permanently delete my account?

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How do we really know that this is actual deletion and not a deleted="true" in their databases? > It is inaccessible to other people using Facebook. The wording does sound very convincing but I really don't think we can just believe their word. After all it's Facebook.

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Re: How do I permanently delete my account?

#22
post #17

How do we really know that this is actual deletion and not a deleted="true" in their databases? > It is inaccessible to other people using Facebook. The wording does sound very convincing but I really don't think we can just believe their word. After all it's Facebook.

How do we really know that this is actual deletion and not a deleted="true" in their databases?

We don't know that. If you're feeling charitable you could believe they're being honest, but if you not then you just have to wonder. There is no way Facebook could prove they don't have a secret server with your data on it somewhere. Proving that would be impossible.

Re: How do I permanently delete my account?

#23
>Some of the things you do on Facebook aren’t stored in your account. For example, a friend may still have messages from you even after you delete your account. That information remains after you delete your account.

Why? What possible purpose does this serve?

Re: How do I permanently delete my account?

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post #22
post #17

How do we really know that this is actual deletion and not a deleted="true" in their databases? > It is inaccessible to other people using Facebook. The wording does sound very convincing but I really don't think we can just believe their word. After all it's Facebook.

How do we really know that this is actual deletion and not a deleted="true" in their databases? We don't know that. If you're feeling charitable you could believe they're being honest, but if you not then you just have to wonder. There is no way Facebook could prove they don't have a secret server with your data on it somewhere. Proving that would be impossible.

They could be explicit about exactly what they do with the data - that way there is some PR risk to them if they get caught out "recycle binning" data.

Re: How do I permanently delete my account?

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post #17

How do we really know that this is actual deletion and not a deleted="true" in their databases? > It is inaccessible to other people using Facebook. The wording does sound very convincing but I really don't think we can just believe their word. After all it's Facebook.

GDPR penalties are severe (% of total revenue) and the EU regulators would love to make an example of Facebook for non-compliance.

Re: How do I permanently delete my account?

#27

>Some of the things you do on Facebook aren’t stored in your account. For example, a friend may still have messages from you even after you delete your account. That information remains after you delete your account. Why? What possible purpose does this serve?

It's pretty obvious: A message between two people exists as two separate units in two separate locations. Deleting the account deletes only one copy, namely the copy that exists on your end. The digital analogue is a text message -- deleting the text message locally, say by physically destroying your phone, doesn't actually erase the message on the other side.

Re: How do I permanently delete my account?

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The GDPR is a huge deal and absolutely no joke. This is part of the compliance for that. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regula... It has the potential to completely change the way tech giants are able to provide their services. Each "purpose" that data is collected for must be individually consented, and it's prohibited for purposes to be withheld if others are not consented to. This allows a u…

I assume that companies can deny services that cost them money if you don’t consent to services that create revenue. Is this true?

Re: How do I permanently delete my account?

#29

>Some of the things you do on Facebook aren’t stored in your account. For example, a friend may still have messages from you even after you delete your account. That information remains after you delete your account. Why? What possible purpose does this serve?

I’m all for the ability to delete Facebook accounts, but I think that once you’ve willfully shared a message with someone, deleting your account shouldn’t delete your messages. Chats feel like “shared” ownership of the messages in them.

Re: How do I permanently delete my account?

#30

The GDPR is a huge deal and absolutely no joke. This is part of the compliance for that. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regula... It has the potential to completely change the way tech giants are able to provide their services. Each "purpose" that data is collected for must be individually consented, and it's prohibited for purposes to be withheld if others are not consented to. This allows a u…

I assume that companies can deny services that cost them money if you don’t consent to services that create revenue. Is this true?

No it's not true. That's exactly why this is so interesting and potentially devastating.
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