Recording summary · August 2017
please don't share my personal info - I'm deleting facebook
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Overview
Daniel deleted a personal Facebook account after viewers discovered it, circulated the link in a livestream, and posted personal identifying information online.
Privacy concerns were raised regarding identity theft, family safety, and doxxing, including subreddit posts containing address details, family occupations, and a photograph of the family home.
Past digital footprints across platforms such as Pinterest and Bebo contributed to personal profiles being traced.
Themes
Deletion of Daniel's Facebook account and preservation of personal photos.
Online privacy, identity theft concerns, and family reactions to doxxing.
Actions by online users including Tipperary and Reddit posters sharing personal information.
Digital footprint across older social media platforms like Pinterest and Bebo.
Developments
Tipperary boasted in livestream comments about discovering Daniel's Pinterest and Facebook accounts and attempted to link the Facebook profile.
Daniel banned Tipperary from the livestream.
A poster who previously prank called Daniel's workplace published Daniel's full name, family details, occupations, address, and a house photograph to the r/happens subreddit.
Daniel saved selected photos from past events such as a trip to Japan and pushed the deactivate button to delete the personal Facebook account.
Uncertainties & gaps
How viewers located Daniel's Facebook profile despite private settings and search engine exemptions remains unknown to Daniel.
Whether the deactivated Facebook account remains indefinitely on servers or remains searchable is uncertain to Daniel.
Daniel was unsure whether the poster took the house photo in person until determining it matched a photo Daniel's mother posted online.