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Ask HN: So does Facebook delete anything?
4 points by mattkrea on Jan 28, 2014 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments
Scenario: Got sick of Facebook. Deactivated account and requested deletion. Waited whatever time period for deletion to take place. Created a new account last night (2+ months after original account was deleted). Accidentally logged into old account since Safari had my credentials stored.

All of my content is still on the site however I get an error on first login. Simply clicking on my page though shows me everything (including all messages, etc).

Wtf Facebook?



Short answer: No. It actually shares your data with the US Government which makes sure that nothing goes to waste!


I believe that they store some info for up to 6 months. After that, your original profile is gone.




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