Tue February 7, 2012
I read the article about how Facebook has been having problems with photos not being completely deleted from its database.
Facebook admitted that its older systems for storing uploaded content did not always delete images from content delivery networks in a reasonable period of time even though they were immediately removed from the site, but said it's currently finishing up a newer system that makes the process much quicker. In the meantime, photos that users thought they "deleted" from the social network months or even years ago remain accessible via direct link.
When the situation was fisrt investigated in 2009,it was discovered that photos "delete"from Facebook never actually went away if you had a direct link to the image on Facebook's servers. Photos that some users may have deemed inappropriate for the site, whether it was to avoid poblems with an employer or family drama. The images were only removed from Facebook's main user interface,but as long as someone had a direct link to the .jpg file, the photo would remain accesible for an indefinite amount of time.
But more than a year later, "deleted" photos were still accesible online and that when facebook users heard of the problem and the stories started to pour in.
It is now 2012, nearly three years later, and the problem is still not resolved. Photos that the reporters had deleted on their Facebook accounts were still online via direct link. The reporters reached out to Facebook again looking for an answer.
Facebook responded by saying that they were working hard to improve their photo storage to newer systems which ensure photos are fully deleted within 45 days of the removal request being received.
The article ends by asking us as readers if wehave any new Facebook horror stories to share. So I found a video about how scammers are using Facebook. The worst part is that young kids that are now using Facebook are being scammed and they have no idea it is happening to them.
Facebook admitted that its older systems for storing uploaded content did not always delete images from content delivery networks in a reasonable period of time even though they were immediately removed from the site, but said it's currently finishing up a newer system that makes the process much quicker. In the meantime, photos that users thought they "deleted" from the social network months or even years ago remain accessible via direct link.
When the situation was fisrt investigated in 2009,it was discovered that photos "delete"from Facebook never actually went away if you had a direct link to the image on Facebook's servers. Photos that some users may have deemed inappropriate for the site, whether it was to avoid poblems with an employer or family drama. The images were only removed from Facebook's main user interface,but as long as someone had a direct link to the .jpg file, the photo would remain accesible for an indefinite amount of time.
But more than a year later, "deleted" photos were still accesible online and that when facebook users heard of the problem and the stories started to pour in.
It is now 2012, nearly three years later, and the problem is still not resolved. Photos that the reporters had deleted on their Facebook accounts were still online via direct link. The reporters reached out to Facebook again looking for an answer.
Facebook responded by saying that they were working hard to improve their photo storage to newer systems which ensure photos are fully deleted within 45 days of the removal request being received.
The article ends by asking us as readers if wehave any new Facebook horror stories to share. So I found a video about how scammers are using Facebook. The worst part is that young kids that are now using Facebook are being scammed and they have no idea it is happening to them.
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