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Re:Facebook Says Hackers Stole Detailed Personal Data from 1... by rdtsc on Friday October 12, 2018 @11:59PM (#18206361)
What if I never signed up. I am sure they know about me. Wonder if there is a way to request that information from them...
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Re:Facebook Says Hackers Stole Detailed Personal Data from 1... by askmike on Saturday October 13, 2018 @01:35AM (#18206610)
Yes they do, it's called a shadow profile[1].

If you're in Europe you might have some some recourse (GDPR and such), but if you're from the US you are most likely out of luck.

Regardless, Facebook might have a detailed profile on you but not know your name. I doubt there is much you can do.

[1]: https://theconversation.com/shadow-profiles-facebook-knows-a...

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Re:Facebook Says Hackers Stole Detailed Personal Data from 1... by Rjevski on Saturday October 13, 2018 @03:10PM (#18209509)
On the other hand, there's no way to log into a shadow profile, and shadow profile information is never displayed to any logged in user, so you're safe against this particular exploit.
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Re:Facebook Says Hackers Stole Detailed Personal Data from 1... by stickdogg on Saturday October 13, 2018 @07:33AM (#18207498)
If any of your other apps are connected to fb then all your info was likely granted to fb as well .
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