Recently, #DeleteFacebook is going on really strong. It’s because of the recent disclosure of Cambridge Analytica incident where they stole the information of lots of people from Facebook legally. That’s a big shock to the community. Even tech expert like Elon Musk removed the FB page of Tesla and SpaceX.

You can delete your Facebook, and before doing that, you’re free to download a copy of all the information you shared and stored on the Facebook servers. Several users, downloading the copy, found out some info from the deep within.

Facebook collects call & SMS metadata

If you’re a smartphone user, Facebook app is the must-have of all, right? It allows you access the platform without any difficulty. That’s what Facebook wanted and collected some sensitive information.

The mobile app was keeping a record of phone calls and SMS transmissions from your device. The logged information includes the start time of each call, the duration, the contacts’ names etc. However, the app didn’t collect information about unknown numbers (not saved in the address book).

There were also traces of collecting all the sent + received SMS messages to contact list entries. However, Facebook didn’t collect the contents of the SMS. To prove the issue, here are some of the tweets of all the victims.

Oh wow my deleted Facebook Zip file contains info on every single phone cellphone call and text I made for about a year- cool totally not creepy.

— Mat Johnson (@mat_johnson) March 23, 2018

Download your Facebook account .zip off their site, unzip it, then go to the HTML folder, open the contact_info.htm file. See records of who you’ve talked to on your cell—not with the app, just on your regular cellphone—and for how long. https://t.co/l9BDEJu3Hx

— Mat Johnson (@mat_johnson) March 23, 2018

How to download the data

In order to verify the fact by yourself, you need to download the zip file from Facebook. Note that depending on your usage, the file may be very large (several gigabytes or more). That’s why make sure to download it in free time.

We have already shared the technique on downloading the file step-by-step. Follow the steps described in How to Delete Facebook and you’ll get your file. Using the steps, you can also delete your account if you wish.

For a quick refresh, here’s the technique in short.

• Go to “Settings”.

• Click “Download a copy”.

• Download your file.

The tweets above are the easiest way to find out all your unknown information Facebook gathered.

Note that the Facebook app didn’t collect the data by default. In this case, the users were prompted to give access to this information. Unknowingly, if you gave your permission, there’s nothing to cringe about.

You can control what information Facebook shares with 3^rd-parties. Follow the tricks on controlling your Facebook.

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Recently, the scandal of Cambridge Analytica is a REAL hot topic. It stole the information of about 50 million Facebook IDs! That’s a big deal. With all the information in hand, Facebook is the ultimate target for all the business companies.

Because of the information breach (legal/illegal still not cleared), the recent popular hashtag #DeleteFacebook. Even Elon Musk, a great tech enthusiast, has deleted SpaceX and Tesla’s Facebook page. If you’re in the rage and want to delete your Facebook account, you can follow the following steps.

“Delete” vs “Deactivate”

Deleting and deactivating your Facebook account are completely different things. First of all, deactivating Facebook means that your account is currently disabled from being accessed. Your friends can’t write on your wall, see your old posts or find out yourself in the network. However, all the information about yourself is still in the Facebook server and can be used.

When you “Delete” your Facebook ID, you completely remove all your information from the Facebook database. Your account is no longer on Facebook’s server and it’s no longer accessible.

To better understand the situation, let’s compare your FB account with a phone. When you deactivate, you turn off your phone. When you delete your account, you completely destroy the phone.

How to delete Facebook account

Deleting Facebook account is quite easy to do, but think hard before you proceed. Make sure that your decision doesn’t hurt you back. We’ll be following the backup and deleting the account in order.

• Go to Facebook.
• Go to “Settings”.

• Click on “Download a copy” at the downside.

• Click “Start My Archive”.

• When ready, download and save the file.

• Go to Delete My Account.
• Click on “Delete My Account”.

Your account will be deleted accordingly.

However, you can still control what information Facebook will share with any 3^rd-party about your account. Follow the simple steps shown on how to protect your info on Facebook.

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