毫无疑问，社交媒体让与家人和朋友保持联系变得更加容易。有了所有朋友活动的时间表，即使您远在千里之外，也可以轻松地与您所爱的人保持亲密关系。
但是，如果您不为产品付费，很可能您自己就是产品——Facebook已经通过使用您的(Facebook)信息和浏览习惯(information and browsing habits)为广告商提供高效工具赚了数十亿美元。
在过去的几年里，一系列泄密事件和告密者让Facebook从用户那里收集的大量信息变得非常明显，而且在涉及隐私问题时，他们并不总是最谨慎的。
许多人已经开始从该服务中迁移出去，但是如果您想保护您的个人数据，除了简单的个人资料停用之外，您可能还需要采取一些额外的步骤。
幸运的是，Facebook已经对他们收集的数据类型变得非常透明，并且还提供了对可用于管理这些数据的工具的轻松访问。
下载和删除 Facebook 数据
请按照以下步骤从Facebook下载和删除数据并减少您的数字足迹。
步骤 1.(Step 1. )在网络浏览器上(web browser)登录(Log)您的Facebook 帐户(Facebook account)，然后单击屏幕右上角的下拉菜单。
步骤 2.(Step 2. )选择设置(Settings)。
第 3 步。(Step 3. )在屏幕左侧，选择您的 Facebook 信息(Your Facebook Information)。
步骤 4.(Step 4. )点击下载您的信息(Download Your Information)。
步骤 5.(Step 5. )在下一个屏幕上，单击创建文件(Create File)。
第 6 步。(Step 6. )此时，Facebook将通知您您的文件正在处理中。这可能需要一些时间，具体取决于您在Facebook 上(Facebook)的时间以及您在网站和网络上的活跃程度，但在大多数情况下不应超过一两个小时。
文件完成处理后，您将在网站上收到文件已准备好下载的通知，然后可以下载Facebook收集的所有信息的完整文件。这非常适合在您完全删除Facebook 帐户(Facebook account)之前收集您想要保存的信息，或者即使您只是希望能够轻松地对网站多年来积累的内容进行分类。
然而，在我们等待处理文件的同时，我们可以查看更多Facebook数据设置。
步骤 7.(Step 7. )返回(Head)上一页并单击(page and click) Activity Log。
第 8 步。(Step 8. )此页面是您与网站的所有活动和互动的集合。(activity and interactions)您将看到您的所有帖子、评论，甚至您对网站上每个帖子的反应。为了便于排序，您可以使用此页面左侧的活动日志过滤器(Activity Log Filters)选择您有兴趣查看的数据。
第 9 步。(Step 9. )在任何活动旁边，您会看到两个不同的图标。左侧的图标可让您查看该特定条目对谁可见，右侧的图标可让您从日志中删除特定条目。如果有特定的照片或帖子您不希望在网络上漂浮，但总体上对数据管理没问题，这很好。
第 10 步。(Step 10. )如果您想完全删除您的帐户以及与之相关的所有信息，这也是一个选项！返回(Head)Facebook 信息屏幕，然后单击(Facebook Information screen and click) 删除您的帐户和信息(Delete Your Account and Information)。
第 11 步。(Step 11. )下一个屏幕会为您提供一些信息，了解当您确认设置时会发生什么，以及一些其他选项，例如简单地停用Facebook以保留对Messenger的访问权限。如果您想完全关闭Facebook，请点击 此窗口右下方的删除帐户。(Delete Account)
只需确保您 100% 确定您想永久删除帐户和数据(account and data)，因为在此过程中没有回头路。我们强烈建议您至少通过步骤 4-6 中的过程下载您的Facebook 信息(Facebook information)，这样您就可以拥有一份您想保留以供将来使用的任何回忆的副本。
总体而言，虽然Facebook在处理用户数据的方式方面确实有点阴暗，但如果你愿意做一点挖掘，他们确实可以让你访问这些数据。
值得(thing worth)一提的是，许多用户没有意识到(t realize)，“竞争对手”社交网络Instagram也归Facebook所有。因此，如果您希望从公司的服务器中完全删除您的数据，您也需要避免使用该应用程序。
不得不切断网络上两个最大的社交网络当然不方便，但对于那些想要更好地控制其个人信息的使用方式的人来说，花几个小时来查看收集的数据是非常值得的并确保您尽可能了解情况。享受！
How to Download And Delete Your Data From Facebook
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However, if you aren’t paying for a product, chances are that you’re the product yourself – and Facebook has made billions off of providing highly effective tools to advertisers using your information and browsing habits.
Over the past couple of years, a series of leaks and whistleblowers have made it very apparent the extreme amount of information Facebook has collected from users, and they haven’t always been the most scrupulous when it comes to privacy concerns.
Many have started to migrate away from the service, but there are a few extra steps you may have to take beyond simple profile deactivation if you want to keep your personal data protected.
Fortunately, Facebook has become pretty transparent about the type of data they’ve collected and also provide easy access to tools you can use to manage that data.
Download & Delete Facebook Data
Follow the steps below to download and delete data from Facebook and reduce your digital footprint.
Step 1. Log into your Facebook account on a web browser and click the drop-down menu at the top right of the screen.
Step 2. Select Settings.
Step 3. On the left side of the screen, select Your Facebook Information.
Step 4. Click Download Your Information.
Step 5. On the next screen, click Create File.
Step 6. At this point, Facebook will give you a notification that your file is being processed. This can take a little while depending on how long you’ve been on Facebook and how active you have been on the site and around the web, but it shouldn’t take more than an hour or two in most cases.
Once the file is finished processing, you’ll get a notification on the website that the file is ready for downloading and can then download a full file of all of the information that Facebook has collected. This is great for collecting information you’d like to save before you delete your Facebook account completely, or even if you’d just like to be able to easily sort through the content the site has amassed over the years.
While we’re waiting for the file to be processed, however, we can look at a few more Facebook data settings.
Step 7. Head back to the previous page and click Activity Log.
Step 8. This page is a collection of all of your activity and interactions with the website. You’ll see all your posts, comments, and even your reactions to every post on the site. For easier sorting, you can choose the data you’re interested in looking at using the Activity Log Filters at the left side of this page.
Step 9. Next to any activity, you’ll see two different icons. The icon on the left allows you to take a look at who that specific entry is visible to, and the icon on the right allows you to delete specific entries from your log. This is great if there are particular photos or posts that you’d rather not be floating around the web but are okay with the data management in general.
Step 10. In the event that you’d like to completely delete your account and all information associated with it, that’s an option too! Head back to the Facebook Information screen and click Delete Your Account and Information.
Step 11. The next screen gives you some information about what is going to happen when you confirm the setting, as well as some other options such as simply deactivating Facebook in order to retain access to Messenger. If you’d like to completely cut off Facebook, hit Delete Account at the bottom right of this window.
Just be sure that you’re 100% positive that you’d like to remove the account and data permanently, as there’s no going back after this point in the process. We highly recommend at least downloading your Facebook information through the process in steps 4-6 so you have a copy of any memories you’d like to keep for the future.
Overall, while Facebook has certainly come across as a little shady when it comes to the way they handle their users’ data, they do give you access to that data if you’re willing to do a little bit of digging.
One thing worth mentioning that many users don’t realize is that “rival” social network Instagram is also owned by Facebook. So if you’re looking to remove your data from the company’s servers completely, you’ll need to avoid using that app as well.
It’s certainly inconvenient to have to cut out two of the biggest social networks on the web, but for those who want better control over the way their personal information is used, it’s well worth a couple hours of effort to take a look at the collected data and ensure you’re as well-informed as possible. Enjoy!
