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I knew this was possible but I still completely deleted my account. Didn't want to have anything to do with Facebook at all. Friends and family know my number/email if it's something that matters.

Plus, deactivating an account still leaves you the option of reactivating, and I didn't want to do that in a moment of information-starved weakness, so they must still have your data.

Of course, you then have to trust that they actually do delete your data when you delete your account.



Given that Facebook creates shadow profiles of people who don't have accounts, I'm sure they still have your data in some form.

But it's still worthwhile deleting your account, as it reduces your overall visibility to their all-seeing eye.




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