Comments on: Evidently, Facebook owns me

By: Exigency In Specie / You Haven’t Got Much in your Facebook Profile

Exigency In Specie / You Haven’t Got Much in your Facebook Profile — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:48:51 +0000

[...] the basis of that video, Jen decided to remove her account – but it seems that Facebook is like the Hotel California in that you can “check out any time you [...]

By: Weekend at IMSI « extensions

Weekend at IMSI « extensions — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:31:06 +0000

[...] sucks people in? Or maybe it’s the fact that you an check in anytime you like, but you can never leave? Or maybe it’s cause Mark Zuckerberg keeps pulling shit like Beacon every once in a [...]

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By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:26:09 +0000

Hi,
Just a quickie but once i have deactivated my Facebook account can i still be ’searched’ for?

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:09:04 +0000

Maybe people trapped in the Matrix of facebook need to file

a class action lawsuit that could become precedent setting.

If you like being owned by anonymous corporations-
cool- if not – they are not above the Constitution and
Bill of Rights.

By: Jordan Charles

Jordan Charles — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:23:57 +0000

Very good. You had some key points there. The thing about Facebook is that it causes you to become a prisoner. Once you’re in, they wait for you to fall, to screw up. All they want is your information, and your money. I believe this now more than ever

By: Shannon

Shannon — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:06:50 +0000

Hi Marianne, those actions may not delete/replace previously provided info unless the scripts were written that way, could just add to the existing info they’ve stored about your account.

Scarily I was just reading an article on how Facebook only slightly altered their practices to stop publicly publishing surfing activities but are still tracking site activity with Beacon. I read this on Google this a.m., surfed around to get more info, went back to the Google news area and those stories vanished to be replaced by the earlier accounts that the Beacon issue was taken care of. You can still find the warning article on PCWorld.com about Facebook’s Beacon.

Curious if there is any confirmation about the account being deleted? Do they have it in writing that they will actually purge their logs of your info upon request? Otherwise, it’s just a request.

If you have a PC and use FireFox you can download the extension BlockSite and set it to block http://www.facebook.com/beacon. Facebook collects info even when you’re signed off your account. Using a filter like this is a best bet to retain privacy from them at this point.

By: Marianne

Marianne — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 02:35:35 +0000

Hi, I found this by googling something like ‘how do I delete my facebook account’. It is correct that as it currently stands, you have to contact facebook and inform them that you would like your account deleted. (I don’t think there is an email, you go to help, then ‘other’ and then you can send them a message) I did this, and then it occurred to me to just delete all my friends, all the info from my profile, my photo albums, notes, posted items, wall posts etc. all of it, and I also changed my email address to an old one that I don’t really use. I then selected ‘Deactivate my account’. So the only info left on their servers (if any) is a false name and old email addy. This took a little while to do, so maybe asking facebook to just delete it from their servers is more convenient, but just thought I’d let you know another way of leaving facebook anyway – hope it helps.

By: jEN

jEN — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:35:52 +0000

Hello Mervi! Welcome!

I had not heard of this tactic before your comment. I may give it a go. I still don’t trust Facebook, but it’s a start.

Thank you!