Permanent delete facebook

SICK of Facebook playing fast and loose with your privacy? Maybe it's time to take a break from the social network. We've put together a helpful guide on how to temporarily delete the app (with the option to come back later) – and even permanently bin it too. Deleting vs deactivating Facebook – what's the difference? Deactivation is generally the way to go if you're just looking for a break from Facebook. Maybe you've got an important job interview coming up, or you want to do a social media detox. The important thing is that you can get back into your account if you eventually change your mind. According to Facebook's official guidance, deactivation means: You can reactivate your account whenever you like People won't be able to see your timeline, or search for your profile Some info will remain visible, like messages you've sent to other users Deletion is a much more serious process, and will permanently scrub your entire Facebook existence from the company's … [Read more...] about How to delete Facebook temporarily and then reactivate it later on

WANT to delete your Facebook account, but scared of permanently losing all the friends, photos and videos you've gained over the years? This article explains how to do this, covering how to download your friends and photos, and how to delete your Facebook account once and for all. Downloading your friend and photo information Facebook gives you the option of downloading all the data it has collected on you over the years. However, you may not necessarily have a strong emotional attachment to your marketplace activity or payment history, so here's how to download only your friends, photos and videos. Log into Facebook on your computer and go to Settings Click Your Facebook Information Click Download your information Scroll down slightly and click Deselect all Click Photos and videos, so that a tick appears in the small box on its right Click Friends, so that a tick appears in the small box on its right Click Create File, which downloads your data Having done this, you'll then see a … [Read more...] about How to delete Facebook WITHOUT losing all your friends and photos

FACEBOOK has more than doubled the amount of time it takes to delete your account. It means that you'll now have to wait an entire month before Facebook actually starts scrubbing your info from the site. The move comes just days after Facebook revealed a staggering cybersecurity blunder gave hackers access to at least 50million accounts. This hack let attackers view profiles, photos, videos, installed apps, birthdays, and even private messages. Potentially fearing a mass exodus from Facebook, the company has now extended the "grace period" for cancelling an account deletion from 14 days to 30 days. For context, Facebook offers two different types of account deletion – account deactivation and permanent account deletion. Deactivation is a sort of "soft" delete, and can be undone whenever you like. It's for people who want to take a break from the site, hiding all of your info – and restoring it whenever you log back in. But account deletion permanently removes all of your … [Read more...] about Facebook DOUBLES the time it takes to delete your account to a whole month – after hack pushes users to quit app