Not quite as 'deleted' as you thought.

[Trolldor]

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/techno ... 16j1x.html

The revelation comes as encryption expert and author Bruce Schneier slammed the site at the RSA Conference in London overnight, saying social networking companies were deliberately killing privacy for commercial gain.

[Thinking Aloud]

Or if you want to spin it the other way:

"It's possible that someone who previously had access to a photo and saved the direct URL from our content delivery network partner could still access the photo," Axten said.

"However, again, the person would have to know the URL, and the photo only exists in the CDN's cache for a limited amount of time. We're working with the CDN to reduce the amount of time that the photo remains in its cache."

He said the company was "currently working with the CDN on a fix that will delete photo and video content from the CDN's cache shortly after it's removed on Facebook.

"The fix is already in place for videos, and we hope to implement it for profile pictures and photos in the coming weeks."

(CDN = data network provider thing)

At least you'll be able to test whether this is true or not.

[laklak]

Moral of the story is don't post shit on a social site you don't want other people to see.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Or use a network that can't be tapped by anybody you don't want seeing the material.