Concerns over Facebook's new privacy policy and the online social network's recent efforts to spread its information across the Web have led some of the site's faithful to delete their accounts. 

What’s the hoopla? 

Some Facebook user's online preferences are showing up all over the internet now, instead of just on Facebook.com. Meaning, if you listed some predisposition to a certain outrageous rock band, made an innuendo about someone at work or even suggested you smoked pot one night – the whole world will know it. Facebook: Read the site’s privacy policy 

Will You Really Abandon Facebook?  

The reality is many Facebook users will have a hard time abandoning their social community – even though there may be some exposure. In fact, The Business Insider just posted Ten Reasons You’ll Never Quit Facebook – citing the reality of all our addictions to this fast-growing phenomenon. 

If You Do Want to Leave...Here’s The Delete Button 

If you want to completely "delete" your account -- meaning that all of your information will be deleted from view, although some of it may remain on Facebook's servers for a bit -- you can follow these instructions from wikiHow. 

The user-edited site lists several methods for deleting a Facebook account. One of them is a seven-step process. 

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Denice MacDonald