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Re:Why I'm Quitting Instagram by nhangen on Monday December 31, 2012 @10:48AM (#4989606)
Most people try to counter this by deleting all photos and comments, but still, if what you're suggesting is the reality, then it's only a half-measure.
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Re:Why I'm Quitting Instagram by protomyth on Monday December 31, 2012 @10:52AM (#4989619)
Does doing that actually work? Sites have backups which I presume would get sold along with the company. I am just not sure if any service (other than maybe the Well) actually deletes stuff when you say to delete it. The TOS for every site can be modified at will, so I wonder if any service guarantees removal.
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Re:Why I'm Quitting Instagram by nwh on Monday December 31, 2012 @11:34AM (#4989753)
It certainly doesn't for Facebook. "Deleted" photos remain live for years, probably forever. I imagine that Instragram does the same.
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Re:Why I'm Quitting Instagram by prostoalex on Monday December 31, 2012 @03:52PM (#4990845)
Not true http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/08/facebook-finally-cha...
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Re:Why I'm Quitting Instagram by drcube on Monday December 31, 2012 @11:04AM (#4989659)
Can you be held to a TOS that changes after you've deleted your account and stopped visiting a site? Just curious.
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