If you want to also get rid of Instagram and WhatsApp, which are Facebook properties, you'll have to do that separately. We'll explain some things you'll need to consider before going through the process, which requires time and patience. The first step is to delete the app from your smartphone or tablet. Remember that deleting the Facebook app doesn't delete your account -- you can still access it from the browser and other apps might still use Facebook as a login.
Removing the icon from your phone gets it out of sight and mind, but it doesn't do anything to your overall account. You'll need to make sure to do all these other steps or Facebook can still track your online activity. Remember, when you delete your Facebook account, your Messenger access goes with it.
Meaning, you'll need to reach out to those you frequently talk to on Messenger and figure out another app or messaging service to use to stay in touch. Take the same approach with your Facebook friends in general.
Post a status a few days before you plan on deleting your account, and ask that anyone who wants to keep in touch send a message with their contact info. Facebook also gives you the option to transfer your photos, videos, notes and posts to other sites like Google Photos and Dropbox. Here's how to transfer Facebook data. Third-party developers such as Spotify and DoorDash have long offered the option of using your Facebook account as a way to sign up and log in to their services.
You have plenty of time to change your mind. Don't be fooled into a deactivation request. Deactivation is not deletion. In theory, deleting your account removes all Facebook data related to you. In reality it's more complicated , taking about 90 days. Allegations of complicity with National Security Agency surveillance and repeated breaches suggest that your data may never truly be deleted. Backup your data before deletion if you'd like a copy. As hard as you try, some personally identifiable information may remain.
This could be something as simple as your name on a message, unless you're Mark Zuckerberg. You have little control over this or what others share about you in future. The most you can realistically do is ask your friends to respect your privacy.
Data shared with apps and advertisers is with them forever. As a Facebook user you are leaving behind a valuable personal data footprint. You can minimise this and protect your privacy.
You should rethink your relationship with Google and Microsoft. Facebook was founded in Their leadership has had well over a decade to learn from their privacy blunders. YouTube Instagram Adobe. Kickstarter Tumblr Art Club.
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Linkedin Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. Facebook has a day grace period just in case you change your mind; just log back into your account and click Cancel Deletion. But this is as deleted as you can get. You thought you were done! You are not done, sorry.
Your options here are pretty limited, unfortunately. You can use a privacy browser like DuckDuckGo. Or you can chuck all of your electronics into the sea and embrace a return to nature. Short of that, chances are Facebook will track you one way or another. Still, deleting your account is a good place to start. And this seems like as good a time as any to do it. How to Deactivate Your Facebook Account.
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