Maybe you saw it on the News Feed: personal information posted on Facebook may be impossible to fully delete.  Facebook representatives stated that this is to provide users with the option to restore their accounts and have their old information – including friends, photos, and applications – available. By agreeing to Facebook’s Terms and Conditions of Use, the user agrees to allowing the site to archive copies of personal content, even after a user’s profile has been removed.

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