Facebook: We Are Not Collecting Unpublished Posts and Comments

Thousands of Facebook users are giving a big thumbs down to the idea that the social network may be reading their unpublished thoughts

An online petition on Care2, a social network for healthy living, boasts more than 27,000 "signatures" from people who want Facebook to "stop stalking our unposted thoughts!" The group is referring to posts, comments and status updates that people type out, then delete before they ever share.

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The problem with the petition: Facebook says it isn't collecting users' unposted thoughts

"Facebook does not collect or track any content that people have chosen not to post," a Facebook spokesperson told Mashable on Friday Read more...

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