Rejected petition Prevent Facebook from requesting official Government Approved ID

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This morning, I was innocently browsing my 100% legitimate Facebook account, when I was locked out of it and asked to present a picture of some official ID such as a driving licence to prove that I am who I have been claiming to be for the last 8 years.

I refuse to provide Facebook with this information, and I do not see any reason why they should request it in the first place. I am now going to lose 8 years worth of pictures and memories, and contact with people all over the world, and I am deeply sad about this, but I don't feel comfortable providing Facebook with this sensitive and personal information and I feel it should not be allowed.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

This is a matter for Facebook to answer.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 4 September 2014
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