How do I delete my Facebook Account?

Chris Pirillo hit the nail on the head. Blaming Facebook for violating your privacy is like spray painting personal stuff on a wall and blaming the wall for betraying your privacy. Facebook doesn't betray your privacy, YOU betray your own privacy by posting on Facebook.

Yes, but most people are not wise enough to see this logic (for being responsible.) I apply this logic not only to my Facebook activities but everything of my utterance, digital or otherwise and beyond.

I had deactivated my account but followed your link only to find a request to log in and then find that my account had been reactivated! There does not seem to be any way to delete it. I have no other connections to Facebook by the way,

I tried using the link to delete facebook. My account had alrady been deactivated for over a month. This link required I log back in and logging in simply reactivated my account! I still have no idea how to delete my account. "Go to this link" and "follow the instructions there" aren't really helpful at all.

The difference between deactivation and deletion seems to be lost on some. The instructions that Leo provided may reactivate a deactivated account for two weeks but after that, the account will be gone and cannot be reactivated again. There seems to be no way around the 2 week period but at least the account will be gone for good after that.

IT WORKS! And, your account will be deactivated for the 2 week waiting period. Here's the email I received from FB after using the link Leo provided:

"We have received a request to permanently delete your account. Your account has been deactivated from the site and will be permanently deleted within 14 days."

This does work to delete your Facebook account. The reason i know is, i had two Facebook accounts, I deleted one of them because i did not use it that much. All info is gone it did take 14 or so days to be deleted.

If you search through Facebooks help or faq you will find the info on how to delete your account.

My advice is never open a Facebook account. I didn't and I haven't spent one second of my life regretting it.

For anyone "seriously considering deleting" but not yet there, it pays to also consider that, at it's root, FB is a money making proposition first and foremost, not a social sevice. This became clearer to me when I recently declined Facebook's demand that I link my FB Profile Info to "Pages that reflect your interests." The result of my refusal was that FB "wiped out" most of my information because I wouldn't link it. Links are the money making medium for FB. So, to Facebook, I say "knock yourself out," but don't expect to use my personal info to make you money. And especially, DON'T FORCE ME THERE. I'll vote with my feet. Thank you very much Leo for the guidance. I'm outa there.

If a friend who uses my pc logs into his account am I in danger?

Depends on your friend, his intentions and his technical expertise. Could be yes, could be no.

26-May-2010

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