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A comment on Ask HN: How to leave Facebook as a non-user?.

Re:Ask HN: How to leave Facebook as a non-user? by klyrs on Saturday December 22, 2018 @01:19PM (#18741753)
I was hit by a Real Names(TM) demand once. Didn't want to use my real name so I took a high quality picture of my real id; changed the name on it, and downsampled to hide the flaws. Then I put big red bars over all the info but my name and photo. They accepted it. I've heard from several others who have done a similar thing.
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Re:Ask HN: How to leave Facebook as a non-user? by cantgetout on Saturday December 22, 2018 @07:27PM (#18743467)
Thanks, that sounds like the way to go.

I'll probably change most details except for my name and the fake DOB. The bars and downgrading the image should make it unusable as far as facial recognition and extracting more information.

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