Given their scale, Facebook doesn't have to ever delete anyone's account information, since they have enough money and power to keep everything indefinitely. Deleting account information would probably be like deleting money, since that data likely has real value (more so if someone changes their mind about deleting their account) even if it's no longer public.
It's not nuts, it just seems a bit mercenary. But then, Facebook is bigger than many governments now, so it also seems to be working in their favor.
Given their scale, Facebook doesn't have to ever delete anyone's account information, since they have enough money and power to keep everything indefinitely. Deleting account information would probably be like deleting money, since that data likely has real value (more so if someone changes their mind about deleting their account) even if it's no longer public.
It's not nuts, it just seems a bit mercenary. But then, Facebook is bigger than many governments now, so it also seems to be working in their favor.