When Bloggers die .....

You HOPE facebook deletes everything, but are you sure?
CS does need to have some built-in purge system wherein any profile that is unused for, let's say 2 years, gets deleted I would agree, but then the site would not be able to boast X many members.

"Given Facebook’s track record on both privacy and telling the truth, it’s worth asking if we can really trust them to delete our data when we ask them.

First, there is a big difference between deactivating Facebook and deleting it. If you deactivate Facebook, according to the site, you can reactivate whenever you want. Facebook keeps all of its data on you, which allows you to reactivate it and return to your digital status quo at any time. Yet once you delete Facebook, a user can't regain access to it — because it deletes most of your data, supposedly. Taking Facebook at their word for a second (something that we probably shouldn’t do based on experience): A deletion is so permanent that Facebook delays deletion requests “for a few days” after the action is requested. This can be cancelled if you log back into your account during this timeframe.

Still, there is no guarantee that all of your data is deleted from the company’s records. When Facebook’s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg was asked by Republican Senator Dean Heller during last year’s Senate hearing if Facebook truly deletes a user's data once an account is deleted, Zuckerberg said he did not know that answer off the top of his head. “I know we try to delete it as quickly as is reasonable,” Zuckerberg said. “We have a lot of complex systems, and it work — takes awhile to work through all that.” That’s not exactly encouraging.

According to Facebook’s website today, it takes 90 days to delete data stored in backup systems. “Some information, such as messaging history, isn't stored in your account,” Facebook’s website states. “This means friends may still have access to messages you sent after your account has been deleted.” In addition to that, copies of some material, such as log records, may remain in Facebook’s database “but are disassociated from personal identifiers.”

Maybe if no want private information in hands of other peoples, should not post it on Internet.

Internet open to everyone. No expect privacy here. It you responsiblity not to post thing you don't want to remain on Internet foever. Not website responsibility.

One friendly blogger by the handle of Whenever disappeared for a while. On his return he announced he had a brain tumor and was going through treatments. He disappeared again and after many months one of the other members researched and found his obituary.

On other website, I have woman pic on my friend list for 10 year after she dead. I never delete it and site no delete.

I heard Diamond_Rain had horrible disease called Malignant Astigmatism where he was unable to see on the left. I believe he slipped away in the night!

"Delete" no mean nothing. It not mean it is gone. Still can be on computer just you cannot see. Can also be on other computer becase everything you do on Internet go through more different computer.

Never post anything on Internet you don't want be there forever. Never post anything on Internet you don't want all peoples in world see.

Also true for email. Not private.

I think wose problem many blogger here die but still posting more blog anyway.

I am a ghost poster

"At least when you delete Facebook its all gone". Actually this is not true. I quit FB about 6 years ago and tried to cancel my account. I was informed that my profile would be removed, but, FB did not cancel accounts maintaining profile details in their files.

There are many CS profiles that have not been used for years, however, in several cases the people have become disillusioned with the site (for various reasons) and thus no longer sign in. This does not mean they do not keep an eye on what is going on, I, for example, did not sign in for various periods of time, but, read blogs and looked at profiles offline as this is a benefit of CS.