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Re:DeleteFB: Selenium script to delete all of your Facebook ... by laumars on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @03:51AM (#19968293)
Maybe not lie per se but they might have multiple data stores, one for the "social media" side of things and an archive for machine learning, one for targeted ads, etc. So they could legitimately say "we delete your data [from the perspective of social media]" while still having an archive for their other business units.

It wouldn't be the first time Facebook (nor any other business that profits from people's data) have been deceptive while treading a careful line between honesty and lies.

edit: I should add that if they were keeping archived records in a separate business unit, there is the possibility that they keep the original or even all edits. So scrambling your data might not do much aside confusing those who have you in their feed.

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Re:DeleteFB: Selenium script to delete all of your Facebook ... by dx034 on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @05:25AM (#19968663)
Under GDPR, you cannot tell users you deleted data if it's still available for other purposes (except for legal requirements like invoices).

Given FB's size and the small amount of people deleting data, I doubt Facebook would take the risk to keep a few more datasets.

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Re:DeleteFB: Selenium script to delete all of your Facebook ... by laumars on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @08:02AM (#19969312)
The UI doesn't say "delete", it says "remove". Remove could mean "hide from view" or it could mean "delete the underlying database entry". It's a bit of grey area where it could be argued that users have consented to by using Facebook.

Granted GDPR is supposed to catch businesses that pull those kind of stunts, you have to remember that Facebook do already break GDPR in number of public ways too. So it's pretty clear they have a relatively open interpretation of the regulations (and an army of lawyers who are confident they can proceed in such a way). Or it might just be the case that even the worst fine issued by the GDPR is worth the risk given the financial benefits awarded to Facebook for retaining data.

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Re:DeleteFB: Selenium script to delete all of your Facebook ... by circular_logic on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @07:07AM (#19969061)
Facebook looks to be willingly not following most of GDPR https://ruben.verborgh.org/facebook/
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Re:DeleteFB: Selenium script to delete all of your Facebook ... by jammygit on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @12:46PM (#19971882)
Facebook has also states it will not conform to the gdpr outside of Europe
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