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Originally Posted by jscott
they have a new shitty option for deleting
1. you choose to suspend yours temporarily. in that case it will automatically turn back on after 7 days (if this isnt a scammy enough option then i dont know what is) 
2. you choose to permanently delete, which in this case i would assume by law they must allow your acct & data to be truly removed (but knowing how facebook operates im sure they have something up their sleeve to "accidentally" reactivate accts) |
There already are strict laws protecting privacy in EU and they must delete your personal data if you take back your permission previously given to them, no matter where or how they store it. Otherwise, they would be facing legal problems.
And it is going to be even stricter with GDPR ..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genera...ion_Regulation
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Consent
If consent is used as the lawful basis for processing, consent must be explicit for data collected and the purposes data is used for (Article 7; defined in Article 4). Consent for children[18] must be given by the child’s parent or custodian, and verifiable (Article 8). Data controllers must be able to prove "consent" (opt-in) and consent may be withdrawn.
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and...
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Responsibility and accountability
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Citizens have rights to question and fight significant decisions that affect them that have been made on a solely-algorithmic basis.
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And the fun part:
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Sanctions
The following sanctions can be imposed:
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2) a fine up to €20 million or up to 4% of the annual worldwide turnover of the preceding financial year in case of an enterprise, whichever is greater, if there has been an infringement of the following provisions: (Article 83, Paragraph 5 & 6[21])
- the basic principles for processing, including conditions for consent, pursuant to Articles 5, 6, 7, and 9
- the data subjects' rights pursuant to Articles 12 to 22
- the transfers of personal data to a recipient in a third country or an international organisation pursuant to Articles 44 to 49
- any obligations pursuant to member state law adopted under Chapter IX
- noncompliance with an order or a temporary or definitive limitation on processing or the suspension of data flows by the supervisory authority pursuant to Article 58(2) or failure to provide access in violation of Article 58(1)
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Seems Soros was right in Davos, FB and others are gonna get bitch slapped with government regulation
