How-private-is-your-facebook-data

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Dr.Bob
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For all you faceplook lovers out there, this is a bit worrying.
http://www.channel4.com/news/how-private-is-your-facebook-data
 

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Always knew it was a bad idea from the start

Nursewhen
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I wasn't happy when I tried to delete my facecbook account and found that I could only deactivate it.
If you can delete them, they hide the process pretty deep.
I always felt like I was being scanned in some way on facebook. Oddly I don't feel that way about forums

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*quietly shuts scanner*

Nursewhen
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*sets up phone tap*

Dr.Bob
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Nursewhen wrote:

I wasn't happy when I tried to delete my facecbook account and found that I could only deactivate it.
If you can delete them, they hide the process pretty deep.
I always felt like I was being scanned in some way on facebook. Oddly I don't feel that way about forums
You can have your account deleted, there is a programme which allows you to do it as long as you don't access your account for two weeks or more or it will all be restored if you do. 

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Mine's very safe...I'm not on it Smiling

JD and Coke
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Uncle Nick wrote:
Mine's very safe...I'm not on it Smiling

I've just set one up in your name Laughing out loud

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I can't see it.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eye-wink

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Dr.Bob wrote:
You can have your account deleted, there is a programme which allows you to do it as long as you don't access your account for two weeks or more or it will all be restored if you do. 

So every time I access me account to delete it, it restores itself... smooth...
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Not if you run this programme, your data comes off the systems sever and stays off if you don't try and access fb for a few weeks.