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		lelandfe 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: California Attorney General issues consumer alert ... Did Facebook ever create a way for someone to delete the “shadow profiles” it builds for non-users? I have a suspicion it will entail making an account.

r00fus 5 months ago [–]

I hear the tried and true approach is to make an account and poison their well with fake but somewhat realistic data and don't close it.

dustyharddrive 5 months ago | [–]

Why sign their limitation of liability?

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