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[return to "Facebook collecting people's data even when accounts are deactivated"]
1. allear+32[view] [source] 2022-01-06 00:32:20
>>karlzt+(OP)
It's worse than that. FB maintains "phantom accounts" for everybody whether you have a FB account or not.

I've never had a FB account, but some years ago I got an email from FB listing a number of my friends and family and saying, "All these people have FB accounts. Wouldn't you like to join FB?"

The email included a reply option labeled "don't contact me again," which I chose and then replied. But a few months later I got the same invitation.

Needless to say, I found that to be deeply disturbing, and it confirmed my determination to never subscribe to FB. Later I learned about the phantom accounts. I'm sure FB maintains a dossier on me to this day.

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2. userbi+u6[view] [source] 2022-01-06 01:05:42
>>allear+32
but some years ago I got an email from FB

I'm curious how it got your email -- and decided to use it. I have several publicly visible emails, and they've received plenty of spam, but none from FB like that.

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3. wackro+47[view] [source] 2022-01-06 01:10:33
>>userbi+u6
People allowing the app to access their contacts presumably. Contacts can contain email addresses as well as phone numbers.
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4. allear+B8[view] [source] 2022-01-06 01:20:39
>>wackro+47
I'm pretty sure FB accessed the contact lists of some of my friends. I've never installed the app or otherwise interacted with FB.

I also know that one of my so-called "friends" posted a group picture with me in it, and labeled the people in the picture. At one point I did a search to see what information was out there about myself, and that picture popped up associated with my name.

I guess that I'm just another casualty of the information age, in spite of my best efforts.

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5. nerdpo+0a[view] [source] 2022-01-06 01:30:28
>>allear+B8
I have resorted to actively asking people to not tag me in photos.
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