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How do I do this if I’ve already deleted my Facebook profile? I know Facebook is still holding some data on me because the “that account doesn’t exist” page it shows when I type in my former account email is subtly different than the page when I type in an email I know doesn’t exist.

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If you are not or no longer are a Facebook user or you do not have the Face Recognition on, we will not create or store a face template to recognize you.

Source/Disclaimer: I work at FB and this feature is managed by my team.

I deleted my FB account a few days ago, and reactivated it today (within the 30-day permanent deletion cancel period) to see if I could delete FB's record of my face data. Like some others in this thread, I couldn't see any option to do so.

Do I need to wait for this option to be rolled out to my account (and how long will that take)? Can I delete my account anyway without this option having shown up? (While ensuring FB doesn't have records of my face?)

Does this count for backups, too?

Is this feature related to the face verification Facebook sometimes does on new or old accounts? (where they ask you to submit a picture of your face to verify your account is real)

Recently I created a new account after not having one for a while and failed the face verification thing. I wonder how that can even be possible if not that they have an idea what my face looks like already and it wasn’t the same as the one I gave.

What about having a disabled account (the option where you can continue to use Messenger)? With a disabled account you can't log-in to check the settings because Facebook will automatically enable the account again.

But will you delete a face template when a user deactivates his/her account ?

I am in the same boat.

Exactly my problem too. It almost feels like I have to have a Facebook account just to opt out of Facebook's tracking. Furthermore, and as others have stated, what about all the time my face may appear in other's photos?

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