Zuck off, Zuck: Brit duo's JustDelete.Me nukes clingy web accounts Two British students have created a website designed to help people nuke their accounts with crappy online services. The Portsmouth University pair claim to have received one million visits on their new website, JustDelete.me, which launched only two weeks ago. Their site provides a one-stop shop for anyone looking to manage …
to hide their 'delete' / 'unsubscribe' pages even further.
Keeping this site uptodate with the correct locations of the pages that the site operators would rather you don't find and use is a pretty thankless task especially once the operators start playing a cat/mouse game with these people.
No, but a whole bunch of people replacing their name with "Cockmeister McFuck", and their profile picture with dongcopters and other such loveliness might prompt the site owners to allow deletions. Even if not, it's a funny form of protest that leaves the offending site in an awesome state for future viewers.
Of course if it's a site where the owners are not likely to be offended by such imagery, you do a bit of research and find something that will offend the site owners.
Contact customer services. You’ll need to know 5 contacts from your contacts list, the month you created your account, and your signup email address.
I never had that many contacts with Skype, and when I signed up? Are you kidding? That was years ago and stuffed if I remember what I did last week let alone when I joined...
In other words, nothing's changed - you can never, ever, delete your account.
Even when you've got all of that they can't cope with simple requests. I happen to have the "Welcome to Skype" email from an account so I know when it was created, and have all the other information, and yet they still can't fix their system to send a password reset to the primary email address which they reckon is invalid. However, if I attempt to sign up a new account using the email address, the system claims it's already got an account associated with it. The email address works, but their server won't even try sending it email.
On the basis of that experience, I don't rate the chances of someone managing to get an account deleted.
Skype account recovery stopped working soon after Microsoft took over. At first, the password reset codes they sent simply stopped working then not long after that the emails stopped coming. They want people to log in with a Windows Live/Hotmail account.
I feel sorry for people, but I can't help. (I run an on-site computer service and "can't get on Skype" is often in the list of questions). At least, I haven't been able to recover anyone's skype account in some time. They have to register a new one and get their contacts all over again.
Microsoft pollutes everything they touch. That program has gotten even more bloated and nauseating, too.
Below is the "account deletion" section of the Data Use Policy from facebook (https://www.facebook.com/full_data_use_policy)
"Deletion
When you delete an account, it is permanently deleted from Facebook. It typically takes about one month to delete an account, but some information may remain in backup copies and logs for up to 90 days. You should only delete your account if you are sure you never want to reactivate it. You can delete your account at: https://www.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=delete_account
Learn more at: https://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=356107851084108
Certain information is needed to provide you with services, so we only delete this information after you delete your account. Some of the things you do on Facebook aren’t stored in your account, like posting to a group or sending someone a message (where your friend may still have a message you sent, even after you delete your account). That information remains after you delete your account."
Ever heard the phrase "garbage in, garbage out"? The entire point of networking sites is that people who know you can find you. I can't be bothered keeping track of who "minni mouse" is in real life, and matching online accounts to real life people is the whole point, unlike forums like these.
And this is why: (from the article)
However, if you have ever spent time inside Nintendo's Animal Crossing community, tried a bit of Couchsurfing, subscribed to blogs run by Gawker Media, managed your life with Evernote or launched a website with the help of GoDaddy, you're outta luck - because the students claim your accounts "cannot be deleted".
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Hotmail: words to the effect that "we need your phone number in case you lose your password and you have 7 days to comply" Not bloody likely, mate. Yahoo tried this some months ago and gave up, presumably because most people smelled a rat and refused..
Blackberry: words to effect that "If you want to download from our app store via your phone you must give your Blackberry ID. The email address you gave for your ID (in my case fake) will be regarded as your email address for your phone" So, no good if I want to set up push email.
Instead, downloaded via PC and router which did not seem to impose this but did insist on downloading fresh install software and fresh ID software to phone, rebooting the phone (very slowly) twice. It all took an age and has totally put me off using the Blackberry app store. Similar truculence at every point in dealing with Blackberry. No wonder they are headed for the boneyard.
My ZIP code is 90210, just like every over embedded system programmer. My phone number is identical to their fax number. I am my current project is intelligent flame retardant underwear and my name really is Mr Stopasking Stupidquestions. I would like to thank username@example.org for saving everybody's time by using the password 'password'.
Changing your name can be impossible on some.
My other half has taken my name but so many places force her to use her maiden name and refuse to change their details.
Even worse if you are divorced and trying to rid yourself of all traces of your ex, especially having their name.
Which is why - in 2013 - I don't understand why many women change their names when they get married.
Fair enough if you can't stand your birth name and do the whole deed poll hassle - you should be able to easily change your ID in that instance - but for marriage?
I'm not surprise that Steam is listed as impossible. That has been my experience too. I tried it for one game then decided to buy it standalone and didn't go back, even deleted the Steam app from my system.
Then I start to get automated emails from them that someone has tried to access my account. So I contact Steam support about it and suggested they closet the account as an easy remedy. No dice and no solution to the person/people repeatedly trying to hack it. Just suggested someone got confused, yeah right.
I had previously managed to get an Evernote account deleted by emailing customer support following a T&C's change. evernote advised they would deactivate my account. I replied re-advising that I rejected the change in our contract and would there legal team either confirm I could continue on a bespoke terms of use or would they close my account.
They closed my account
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