Slashdot says, "Also of concern: Facebook holds on to your data indefinitely after you quit the site." but Facbook told me otherwise.
After seeing this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMWz3G_gPhU I figured i ought to delete my facebook account. Sent an email to facebook, asking about them keeping information related to my account on their data storage media (whether hard disks or otherwise) after a permanent deletion - not a deactivation.
First response from Will at "user oprations" was a stock copy-paste selection from their (not very helpful) help pages about the difference between deletion and deactivation. Sent a clarifying response back to him.
I got this:
"The contract surrounding the Facebook Platform currently forbids storing data the way you suggest. The security of user data is not the charge of the user, but the responsibility of Facebook. Please remember that we are always looking to improve our platform, and we may revisit this in the near future.
Keep your eye on the Developers Homepage Latest News section
(http://developers.facebook.com/) for new information. Please let me know if you have any questions about this."
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Slashdot says, "Also of concern: Facebook holds on to your data indefinitely after you quit the site." but Facbook told me otherwise. After seeing this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMWz3G_gPhU I figured i ought to delete my facebook account. Sent an email to facebook, asking about them keeping information related to my account on their data storage media (whether hard disks or otherwise) after a permanent deletion - not a deactivation. First response from Will at "user oprations" was a stock copy-paste selection from their (not very helpful) help pages about the difference between deletion and deactivation. Sent a clarifying response back to him. I got this: "The contract surrounding the Facebook Platform currently forbids storing data the way you suggest. The security of user data is not the charge of the user, but the responsibility of Facebook. Please remember that we are always looking to improve our platform, and we may revisit this in the near future. Keep your eye on the Developers Homepage Latest News section (http://developers.facebook.com/) for new information. Please let me know if you have any questions about this."