European Users Overwhelm Facebook With Data Requests

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday September 28, 2011 @02:19AM from the making-an-intern's-life-hell dept.

An anonymous reader writes "If you've ever wondered how much personal data Facebook holds about you then prepare to be surprised. Using European data privacy laws, it's possible to request the data Facebook has stored about you. The document can total 800 pages covering everything from the expected name, address, and date of birth, right through to every event you've attended, every message you've deleted, and your political and religious views." The best part is that Facebook has to send a physical disc containing the data. This has been exploited by a number of users, completely overwhelming Facebook's ability to make the discs.

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Re:What if you don't have a facebook account? by xaxa · 2011-09-28 02:54 · Score: 4, Interesting

Complaint 02 is about shadow profiles for non-users.
I don't see why you couldn't request it, except that you (going by your journal) are American, so the Irish/European data protection laws don't apply.
(It's interesting that the data is provided for free. British companies are allowed to make a "reasonable charge" for providing the personal data, which is almost always £10.)