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Grins

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3. Delete your phone number!

Reply to electric_blue68 (Original post)

Wed Aug 6, 2025, 11:12 PM

Aug 6

It’s another tracking and ID device.
Delete your birthdate.
Delete your email.

And even though you use it only with family and friends, THEY have information on you in their personal profiles that can be hacked.

Better - get off Facebook completely!!! Facebook - and its founder - are despicable shits and a threat to the world.
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I had a FB account. Changed phone #. Had to make a New acct. My regular name was already up... [View all] electric_blue68 Aug 6 OP

make your profile only available to friends kimbutgar Aug 6 #1

TY. Yeah, that's what I've done w the first account for sure. electric_blue68 Aug 6 #2

Delete your phone number! Grins Aug 6 #3