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Post by clarencebunsen on Mar 5, 2013 7:46:20 GMT -5
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Post by dave on Mar 5, 2013 10:12:47 GMT -5
Interesting and helpful. I've been wondering about deleting my Facebook account and starting over. I'd like to stay on FB for neighborhood news, but I would rather delete all the info about me on FB's server. I never put that much info on FB, but I'm beginning to worry about security vs. their site.
I see Skype is blacklisted. That's too bad, since I was thinking of opening a Skype account to talk to friends.
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Post by Ralph on Mar 5, 2013 16:35:46 GMT -5
I guess I would have to ask why some of these services are blacklisted?
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Post by clarencebunsen on Mar 5, 2013 17:33:20 GMT -5
The color coding (white, grey, black) is a measure of how difficult it is to close the account. Skype as an example is black because you can delete personal information but not actually close the account. One of the comments gave a procedure for closing a Skype account but it was so complex I got lost in the middle.
I use Skype so seldom, Ive wondered if it's worthwhile to maintain an account, basically just holiday chats with our granddaughter in Michigan. I guess that makes it worthwhile. It is easy to set up and use.
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Post by dave on Mar 5, 2013 20:41:44 GMT -5
Facebook is shown as white, and yet ... now that I remember it ... it's has been my impression that a FB account is difficult if not impossible to close. Or was the last time I tried. FB says it never closes an account, but instead moves it to "inactive." So I had it moved to inactive, but still got notices via email. When one of them piqued my interest and I clicked on it, I was re-activated ... Welcome Back message and all, before I put in my password, if I remember correctly.
Then I tried to fool it, by changing the account hame and info, or so I thought. I wound up with one account with two names.
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Post by dave on Mar 5, 2013 20:47:00 GMT -5
When I type "How to quit facebook" into their help engine, I get the following: How do I permanently delete my account? If you deactivate your account, your timeline disappears from the Facebook service immediately. People on Facebook won't be able to search for you, though some info, like messages you sent, may still be visible to others. We also save your timeline information (ex: friends, photos, interests, etc.) in case you want to come back. If you don't think you'll use Facebook again, you can request to have your account permanently deleted. Please keep in mind that you won't be able to reactivate your account or retrieve anything you've added. Before you do this, you may want to download a copy of your info from Facebook. Then, if you'd like your account permanently deleted with no option for recovery, log into your account and fill out this form. If you can't log in to your account, you'll need to reset your password first. To do this, go to www.facebook.com and click the Forgot your password? link below the password field. Once you’ve followed the instructions to reset your password and can log into your account, you can deactivate or delete your account using the steps outlined above. |
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Post by Ralph on Mar 7, 2013 2:20:55 GMT -5
Always keep in mind the science of hard drives.
Which is pretty much what we are talking about.
While you can "delete" whatever you want from your PC, it is still on the hard drive.....somewhere.
More so for ANY accounts you may have ANYWHERE. The information you gave never really goes away, it will be there pretty much forever.
You (and hopefully others) will just not be able to retrieve it.
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Post by dave on Mar 7, 2013 9:21:57 GMT -5
You're right, Ralph. I did use the Account Killer to quit Twitter. Twitter sent a message that the account was now deactovated, but my information would remain for 30 days, during which time the account could be reactivated without a loss of data. After 30 days the data would be gone, but as you point out, gone only to my own ability to retrieve it.
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