Will Facebook, Google Delete My Personal Info?

Deleting one’s digital footprint from social media and online interactions can have varying levels of complexity, notes the Guardian’s technology reporter Jack Schofield. Deleting private data isn’t often a problem, however, some data may be on tape backup, in which case it would be too expensive for firms to delete the data. Before deleting our private data Before closing an account, Schofield recommends backing up data or transferring it to a different service using a service such as Thunderbird, for instance. Your digital footprint on Google Deleting an account can involve different data stored in different locations. Taking Google Inc…