On: Ask HN: Does deleting a profile from Facebook ensures that all data is deleted?

[jsean]

No and no. My guess is that it's done using a flag in their db.

user_active = 0

or perhaps more efficiantly

user_deactivated = [date]

[chaosprophet → jsean]

Actually, there is a difference between deactivating and deleting your Facebook profile.

However, I still don't think Facebook removes all user data once an account is deleted. Might have to dig into the TOS to find out.

[pbhjpbhj → chaosprophet]

In the UK you can request the company (for a payment of costs) to provide details of all personal information they hold on you.