Delete Your Facebook
For this situation let's simply state you decided to go "Kerouac on everyone" and have to eliminate your digital identity ASAP.
Although Facebook prevents you to delete your facebook account permanently, they do offer the choice, although a bit buried.
Delete Your Facebook
Action 1: Backup all your data
Firstly, it's time to backup all posts, videos and pictures.
Click the "down arrow" in the upper right-hand corner.
Go to 'Settings'.
In General Account Settings, Click 'download a copy of all your Facebook data', download archive.
Action 2: Deactivate your account
Click the "down arrow" in the upper right-hand corner, account settings, click security on the left menu, then click deactivate your account.
You'll also be asked to offer a reason that you're leaving.
Now all your Facebook information will be de-indexed however will be able to be quickly restored.
Action 3: Delete your Facebook account.
Click on the "lock" icon in the upper right-hand corner, click the "magnifying glass" icon then look for "delete".
Here is the link to permanently delete your facebook account:.
https://www.facebook.com/help/delete_account.
Privacy & other things to consider when deleting your account:
- Do other sites and apps utilize your Facebook account to login and validate you?
- Do employers, property owners or universities rely on social media profiles to evaluate you?
- Have other sites scraped material from your Facebook profile and released info about you around the web?
- Do you end up being a social outcast? Is it creepy to NOT to have Facebook in this day and age?
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