Facebook still stores deleted photos, says report

Mon Feb 6 2012, 18:02 PM

Facebook continues to store backups of user photos for an indefinite period of time, even after the user has deleted the photo, according to a report from Ars Technica. Although not shown on the main site, the photos can still be accessed by direct link, even after users have had to request specific photos are deleted directly, instead of using the delete function on the site.

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