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http://deleteyouraccount.com/
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Facebook? We don’t need no stinking Facebook…
If you’re like the thousands of people that don’t like the idea of a site changing its privacy policy or Terms of Service on a whim (and you actually care $0.02 about your privacy), then you were likely one of the many people who was genuinely irate when Facebook started changing its Terms of Service.
After the privacy policy flap that made global headlines and brought thousands of complaints to Facebook’s doorstep, a method to permanently delete (not just deactivate) your Facebook account was finally introduced.
You can find information on this on the Facebook site at:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=16929680703
Want the shortcut? Here it is…
Log in to your Facebook account for the very last time and then go to the following URL:
http://www.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=delete_account
You’ll receive a nice notice about how the site screwed up with its terms of use and how it’s apparently made amends. Right.Complete the request and the notice that appears says your account should be permanently removed within 14 days.
Interested in learning more about why Facebook is a privacy nightmare? Read on:
New Facebook Connect: Federated Identity Or Privacy Nightmare?
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