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Facebook Ordered To Explain Deleted Profile (bbc.com)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from BBC: Facebook has been ordered by a UK high court judge to reveal who told it to delete the profile of a jazz musician and his band, six months after he died. The Times reports that the firm said it had acted on a request but had declined to reveal to the family who had instructed it. Mirza Krupalija's partner Azra Sabados says she is certain that it was not a family member or friend. She said losing his posts and messages felt like losing him "a second time." Mr Krupalija, who lived in Sarajevo, suffered a fatal heart attack just after his 57th birthday in 2016. Ms Sabados said she spent a year talking to Facebook before pursuing legal action.
Ms Sabados' lawyer Greg Callus from the law firm 5BR confirmed to the BBC that Facebook is now required to provide the details under what is legally known as a Norwich Pharmacal Order -- where Facebook is innocent but may have information about a third party who could be involved in wrongdoing. The firm will have 21 days to respond.
Ms Sabados' lawyer Greg Callus from the law firm 5BR confirmed to the BBC that Facebook is now required to provide the details under what is legally known as a Norwich Pharmacal Order -- where Facebook is innocent but may have information about a third party who could be involved in wrongdoing. The firm will have 21 days to respond.
But... but it's THE CLOUD.
Nothing can possibly happen to your data as long as it's in the cloud. /s
If not, who gets to request deletion of your data?
The executor of the will and/or legal next of kin who has the death certificate, dipshit.
Have you never had to deal with the death of a family member? Oh, you haven't, then how about you stop asking stupid fucking questions and go educate yourself.
Does anyone actually believe Facebook deletes profiles? The account is likely only flagged to not show. I bet the information is still all there, ripe for matching against other profiles.