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I clicked the delete button on my account on Monday. I've had several people come to me and ask why I unfriended them, as if they had thought they'd offended me in some way. I started to wonder if Facebook had told them that I'd unfriended them. No, some of them had browser plugins that would search their friends list for changes. ... which is cool, I guess.
Use this link to delete hassle-free.
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.
[ Dont feel bad. You are doing a fantastic job! ]
"What we didn't do until recently and what we are doing now is just take a broader view looking to be more restrictive in ways data could be misused. We also didn't build our operations fast enough -- and that's on me," she added.
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Sandberg addressed that comment as well, emphasizing that "all of that was public information."
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"This is a forever process, because security is always an arms race," Sandberg said during an interview with Bloomberg.
[ No worries! Take as much time as you need. ]
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https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/05/facebook-coo-feels-deeply-pe...
I've been using this Chrome extension [0] for many years which simply hides the news feed. After installing it, I never looked back. I haven't disabled it once. If everyone stopped using the news feed, Facebook would be dead. It's the heart of the addiction machine. [0] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kill-news-feed/hjo...
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 I had to do for some older relatives recently, they invoke a high pressure sales pitch in the form of a question decision tree script.
The script requires the reps to start down the decision tree asking questions like, “Why are you disconnecting your service today?”, and then using that answer and others to slowly incent/coerce you into a corner intended to make you feel it would be an absurd decision to downgrade service.
I recorded the call (legal because they are recording it as well) to avoid misunderstandings about the precise details of what was being politely requested.
In response to every script question, I gave one simple answer. “Sir, why are you downgrading your service today?”. I reply, “It’s a secret”.
After a few seconds of hesitation, another question follows. “Is there anything you are not happy about with our service?”, “If we could save you more money than any other service would you be interested in hearing about it?”. Sorry, that’s also a secret.
Surprisingly, it short circuited the script pretty quickly without any social discomfort or feeling a need to justify myself. They allowed the changes to proceed, fully documented.
If you're in Europe and want to delete your fb account, wouldn't it be better to wait until GDPR activates, so your data actually gets erased instead of hidden? I'm going to erase quite a few accounts I'm no longer using on various services, I really hope they won't cheat.
According to Wikipedia, GDPR arrives on the 25th of May. Do you know it services are truly forced to comply from that day onwards or should we wait even longer?
I've been using this Chrome extension [0] for many years which simply hides the news feed. After installing it, I never looked back. I haven't disabled it once. If everyone stopped using the news feed, Facebook would be dead. It's the heart of the addiction machine. [0] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kill-news-feed/hjo...
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…
So for the last year, I've been typing in "Blue Apron" to google every couple of weeks, clicking on their paid ad, and skipping the next 5 weeks of deliveries. :)
If you're in Europe and want to delete your fb account, wouldn't it be better to wait until GDPR activates, so your data actually gets erased instead of hidden? I'm going to erase quite a few accounts I'm no longer using on various services, I really hope they won't cheat.
Do I have to issue the request from an IP-address believed to be under GDPR? Be a resident or citizen of an EU member state?