If you want to keep using Facebook, Parker suggests sticking to logging in through your browser and being incredibly selective about the data you do upload to the platform, including photographs and life events. “However, it will severely limit what you can do on the platform and how it integrates with other functions and apps on your smartphone. Limiting access from third-party apps and tools such as your camera to Facebook is a good way to reduce data sharing but it will limit what you can do on the platform.” “Presently, logging into Facebook through your mobile browser is a good way to avoid some of the inherent tracking involved in this app’s usage,” Parker says. If you have a cloud storage application - such as Dropbox, Google Drive or SkyDrive - installed on your iPhone, you can select it from the menu to store the ZIP archive in the cloud, enabling you to access the data from your account at a later time.In a nutshell: if you feel uneasy about giving Facebook access to your data, do not take the risk of downloading their apps, Parker says. When the download finishes, tap “Open In” and choose an application with which to view your data. The archive is stored in your Web browser's cache, so you can't access the data after initially downloading it.

Follow the link in the email to return to the download page, then tap “Download Archive” to view your data from your iPhone.

Facebook sends a message to your email account notifying you that your download is ready. From the desktop site, tap the “Account Settings” button and choose “Settings.” The General Account Settings page is displayed, and you can download your account profile by tapping “Download a Copy of Your Facebook Data” and following the instructions. From your account screen, tap the “Settings” button to display the sidebar, then select “Desktop Site” from the menu. When you visit Facebook from the Safari browser on an iPhone, you're automatically directed to the site's mobile version.

Accessing Facebook for Desktop From an IPhone

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