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Re:Facebook activated my dormant account and won’t let me de... by turc1656 on Monday March 27, 2017 @11:12AM (#13968352)
The author claims the request for ID is an "invasion of privacy"? Such a claim is absurd. A request for something is not an invasion of privacy and never is. He can simply decline to provide the information - which is the path he took. The ability to take such an action makes it a decision. He just doesn't like that his account is not in his control. I get that. The situation sucks. But guess what - too bad. He never owned his account in the first place. That information belongs to Facebook and is the property of Facebook.

Also, the Facebook page clearly says to block out everything except the photo, name, and birth date. This is information Facebook already has and the photo upload is simply for verification purposes. This makes his claim of privacy invasion even more ridiculous since he already gave them that information years ago.

Re:Facebook activated my dormant account and won’t let me de... by jmcqk6 on Monday March 27, 2017 @12:11PM (#13968912)
>He never owned his account in the first place. That information belongs to Facebook and is the property of Facebook.

Don't you think that was part of the point and part of the problem?

Re:Facebook activated my dormant account and won’t let me de... by johnmc408 on Monday March 27, 2017 @12:55PM (#13969413)
I am in this situation as well...Facebook does not have my picture or real age. They do have my correct name and I still have the original registration email. I don't want to upload my ID as I can't see how it will do them any good...of course I can't get in to my FB account though ;-)