[dba-Tech] Deleting your Facebook account

[Arthur Fuller]

In the light of the Cambridge Analytica fiasco, you may be tempted to
delete your Facebook account. FB certainly doesn't make it easy to delete
your account. What follows is a concise recipe for achieving this. But
first a little preamble, that may help you in future adventures.

1. Visit Facebook in your browser. Drop down the arrow at the top right of
your screen and click *Settings*.
2. At the bottom of the General Account Settings, click *Download a copy of
your Facebook data*.
3. Select *Start My Archive*. This may take a while. When the process has
completed, you'll see a little pop-up notification. I suggest that you log
out and inspect this file, if only to realize how lax you've been with your
data.
5. Go to Delete My Account
<https://www.facebook.com/help/delete_account>. (This
link will take you directly there; no need to login again.


There, it's done. You're free at last. You will receive another message,
saying that it could take up to 2 weeks for FB to physically remove your
account. Under no circumstance revisit your account during this period,
else you'll undo what you've just done.

-- 
Arthur