Did you know that even after you delete your Facebook account, some of your data may still be stored on the platform’s database? This includes your contact details, which could potentially be uploaded when someone else synchronizes their contacts. Clearly, this poses a significant threat to user privacy.
Fortunately, Facebook’s parent company, Meta, has developed a solution to address this issue. They have created a secret tool that allows users to delete their personal data, such as phone numbers and emails, from Facebook’s database. The tool has been available since May 2022, but it is not easily accessible as it is hidden within Facebook’s support pages, specifically in a section dedicated to non-Meta product users. To save you the trouble of searching for it, we have outlined the steps below on how to use this tool to delete your contact details.
To begin, follow these steps:
1. Visit the page dedicated to Facebook’s contact removal tool.