Privacy concerns surrounding Facebook have been well documented, but you may have other reasons for wanting to walk away from the social network. Perhaps you don't find it all that useful, or you've gotten one too many FarmVille requests. If this sounds like you, you might consider deactivating or outright deleting your Facebook account.
Deactivate your account
Deactivating your Facebook account puts it on hiatus: Your profile will be removed from the site as will most of what you posted to Facebook (things like messages will stick around, however), but Facebook will retain your data in case you decide to come back. You can always reactivate your account later by logging in to Facebook.
To deactivate your account, log in to Facebook, then select the settings menu in the upper right corner (represented by a gear icon). Select Account Settings from the menu, and then on the next screen, select Security from the list along the left side of the window.
Once there, select Deactivate your account toward the bottom of the page. Facebook will try to guilt you into staying by showing you photos of your Facebook friends, and then ask you why you want to deactivate your account. Once you tell Facebook why you don't you don't want to be friends any more, click the Confirm button, and Facebook will proceed to deactivate your account.
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