Delete Facebook - theft of private data and data leakage - Downloading your own facebook data - Everything a facebook user should know

You might have heard in a last few days about everyone's facebook data getting leaked to a private company. How and why are some matters we will discuss about later but the most important concern is which data is getting leaked. The answer is, your private information. Facebook spies on you in one or the other way and gets all the information from your device. Also, you can't argue about this - because it is clearly mentioned in terms and conditions when you signup for a new facebook account. And without reading, you click "Agree and Continue". But let us leave that point and focus on what is happening now and how can you get a proof of it.

Let me share my own experience when I once doubted about this but didn't had any proof. A few months ago, I visited a family function (yep... you got it right - I didn't want to visit that). There I just meet a man who was in a far relation with our family. It was definitely the first time I was that person. And I was surprised the next day to see that person in my "facebook friend suggestions list". That day, I searched all over google to get the answer of - How did this happen! I surely doubted facebook spying on us - through our locations, phone calls, and more... But didn't get a single answer on google. What everyone said was - facebook uses master algorithms to get this data. And I was like - algorithms are meant to work on data and not to steal data. But as time passed, I forgot of it.

Here are some proofs to make this article interesting:

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But now, its time for everyone to know. You probably know by now, that there is a #DeleteFacebook movement sweeping the internet. After the Cambridge Analytica scandal, users across the world are terrified that Facebook has been using their accounts against them. The Cambridge Analytica scandal is all over the internet from past few days. The story is short but not sweet. Once, Facebook signed a deal with Cambridge Analytica to provide them users' information for analysis. But afterwards, they got a change of mind and asked Cambridge Analytica to stop retrieving the users' data from Facebook servers. Cambridge Analytica, on receiving this message, sent a message to Facebook that they agree to stop getting data from analysis from Facebook servers. And you know what - facebook was happy with that message. They didn't took this thing seriously, they didn't crosscheck if the message they received was just a message or the task was actually implemented. And now, after 3 years, they came to know that Cambridge Analytica didn't stop spying on users' data.

It all started when the scandal was brought to light after a whistleblower at Cambridge Analytica, a consulting firm for Trump's campaign, admitted that they had access to millions of users' Facebook data. After this, it didn't take long for users to realize that they were able to download their own "Facebook Data" in order to find out exactly what information companies like Cambridge Analytica have on users like us.

And then, users' started implementing the job to see which data was actually leaked. And the result was completely terrifying. First, let us learn how to download your facebook data in 5 simple steps:

1. Open your facebook home page. Go to settings.
2. Click your facebook "General Account" settings.
3. Click "download a copy of your facebook data".
4. Verify that you would like the data file downloaded and sent to your email. (Wait for some minutes so that the compressed file is ready)
5. Open your email and download the file.

After downloading the file and investigating exactly what information Facebook has stored on you, you may contemplate deleting your account or at least limiting your information. Users that have downloaded their own data files have found extensive information on their previous contacts, call history, private telephone numbers from their phones, dozens of companies targeting them for ads, and complete conversations from Messenger.

See the below real time examples if you don't trust The Hacker's Library:

If you never understood what "being a product on $FB " means, go to Settings -> "Download a copy of your Facebook data." and then go to Ads tab to see the list of the companies that acquired your data. Mine is so long that it couldn't fit on my 34' monitor. pic.twitter.com/dIydW9o5ND

— Łukasz Strzałkowski (@lukaszx0) March 22, 2018

Following the examples of others I recently downloaded a copy of my #FacebookData they even have record of private telephone numbers of contacts from my address book who are not on the platform! Totally reconsidering my presence there. pic.twitter.com/jt3Oiaj18D

— seawildearth (@seawildearth) March 23, 2018

Downloaded my facebook data as a ZIP file

Somehow it has my entire call history with my partner's mum pic.twitter.com/CIRUguf4vD

— Dylan McKay (@dylanmckaynz) March 21, 2018

Well, that's it. Are you going to delete your account? Or just post less information on Facebook?