How to delete your Facebook account once and for all

[RV_]

I am considering this myself despite being as secure as one can be and still be on FaceCrook.

Excerpt:

" This is the tough love you were looking for

You have a gambling addiction. A pretty serious one, actually.

You rise each day and take a trip to Mark Zuckerberg's bustling casino. You arrive, hoping you might see familiar faces, but all the other gamblers are people you don't give a crap about. You shrug and head to a slot machine. You crank the lever for the thousandth time, cross your fingers and hope for a win.

Surprise: You're still a loser. But you'll be back in an hour -- maybe your luck will change.

Whether you realized it on your own or watched a TED talk, Facebook could be taking a toll on your mind, career and friendships. Depending on your age, you're likely spending 6-7 hours per week swiping through news (fake and real) and baby photos. And last weekend's news that data analyst firm Cambridge Analytica received misappropriated Facebook data from 50 million profiles might leave you wondering how much you should be sharing.

 

Here are some other things you could do for an hour per day:

• Learn a new language
• Call a few friends or family members
• Exercise
• Cook a meal
• Read a book or the news

If you're thinking, "I want that! Help!" you've come to the right place.

Step 1: Stop over-thinking it

Worried about losing touch with old friends? Don't. If you were actually friends -- not mutual stalkers -- you would be chatting over a cup of coffee right now.

What about networking? I get it, you don't want to talk to someone you met at a work function over the phone. Here are some other modern options for you: texting and email. (Whew, that was a close one.)

They have the rest of step two and three plus options all covered in the article here: https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-delete-your-facebook-account-once-and-for-all/?ftag=CAD3c77551&bhid=20640562413884385817807471581031

 

 

Or do you only want to secure your FB account?

Securing Facebook: Keep your data safe with these privacy settings

Here's Facebook privacy settings explained. Don't let your personal information get into the wrong hands.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-private-data-settings/?bhid=19724681974700635514865380622813&ftag=TRE-03-10aaa6b

 

[Pieere]

Sounds great, but most of my High School friends, old neighborhood friends and what is left of my family is on FB! So chancing it and at close to 67, living on the poor side of retirement, I don't believe anyone wants to steal my identity! Thanks for the warning though!

[LindaH]

Yea, I'm not going to be deleting my FB account, either.  I've never used any FB apps, don't have Platforms enabled, never click on an ad link, and don't take part in any of the "quizzes" so prevalent on FB.  Also, any personal information (birth year, telephone number, email address, etc.), if it's there at all, is set so that only I can see it and I never post our location (might do so *after* we've left an area, but never in real time).

[Barbaraok]

I also post "after" we have moved to the next location because I can never get it all together.   I have a page for a few relatives who found it too much trouble to look at our website.   So often I just put the link to a new website posting and they all think that is great!   

 

[RV_]

Hey guys,

Those were just for the folks that do want to delete it and the second link was to keep it and secure it.

[Pieere]

17 hours ago, RV_ said:

Hey guys,

Those were just for the folks that do want to delete it and the second link was to keep it and secure it.

No Problem here RV! Users need to keep there computers as secure as they possibly can! Don't give up on us!

[RV_]

Thanks Pieere, no worries.