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When did Facebook decide it was ok to demand a scan of your driver's license? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I haven't been on Facebook in something over a decade and received an email today saying that there was a request to reset my Facebook password. I decided to long into the account to delete it but the only option Facebook gave me to confirm my identity was to upload a scan of a photo ID. What insanity is that? I'm obviously not going to send them a copy of my dl. Is there any way to nuke my account without logging in or to log in without sending them any information they don't already have?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How are they supposed to know that you want to delete your account? Like I get what you’re saying and I agree to a point, but without the password what’s the way they prevent any random person from emailing and having accounts deleted?

[–] PuzzledBlueberry 3 points 1 year ago

They didn't email, they tried to login directly to Facebook, and when logging in Facebook asked for their driver's license...

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