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		makmanalp on Oct 6, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facebook Now Allows You To “Download Your Informat... People are missing the point - you can get a copy of your information but I doubt they'd erase their own copy for you.

djacobs on Oct 6, 2010 [–]

Privacy and data portability are two separate concerns. For those of us who don't post unwanted information online, we are only really concerned with the latter. For us, this is a big win.

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