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Re:Facebook Buying WhatsApp for $16B in Cash and Stock Plus ... by lucb1e on Thursday February 20, 2014 @01:28AM (#7269241)
Exactly my thoughts. Any idea how to get out of Facebook's database? I'd be willing to pay but then they have my full name instead of just a fake and my phone number.
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Re:Facebook Buying WhatsApp for $16B in Cash and Stock Plus ... by junto on Thursday February 20, 2014 @03:18AM (#7269614)
I'm in the same position. I deleted my Facebook account last year and now it feels like they have rejoined me without asking me. Damn it.
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Re:Facebook Buying WhatsApp for $16B in Cash and Stock Plus ... by notlisted on Thursday February 20, 2014 @09:33AM (#7270880)
No clue. I'm actually inclined to start a petition to stop this deal. Too much information in the hands of one company if you ask me.

Note: as a self-described Google fanboy, I do realize that Google has all this and more of me as well, but at least they provide many useful services, haven't changed the privacy rules on me, allow data export, and keep the data to themselves.

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