[privacy] Finally: Quitting Facebook Gets Easier

[Juha-Matti Laurio <juha-matti.laurio () netti fi>]

This is true now, finally:

"Aiming to address the privacy concerns of disenchanted users, Facebook.com said on Tuesday that it was trying to make 
it easier
for people to delete their accounts permanently from the social networking site.

Until now, Facebook has offered only a deactivation option, which keeps copies of the account’s personal information on 
the company’s servers.
It is possible to delete an account fully using a cumbersome manual method, but it is difficult; many users complained 
that Facebook did not provide clear instructions."
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More at
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/13/technology/13face.html?_r=2&ex=1360731600&en=0130269a7b97c4fa&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Related FB group How to permanently delete your facebook account:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=16929680703
(log-in needed)

Juha-Matti

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