[NuDinNou]

> Facebook is NOT a backup. If you only keep stuff in your Facebook account

That's not what a back up is. Facebook can be a backup for your photos.

[pmlnr]

> Facebook can be a backup for your photos.

Nonsense. Try getting the originals out of Facebook.

[lmm]

Easy enough if you're in the EU, where we have laws about this sort of thing.

[Crespyl]

That seems strange. Is there a law mandating that all image hosts allow recovering the exact original image?

That seems... impractical for a lot of use cases.

[lmm]

No, any organization that stores personal data has to allow you to recover that data though.

[rexpop]

https://www.facebook.com/settings > Download a copy of your Facebook data.

[rootusrootus]

Just did exactly that. Thanks!

[ivanche]

It can't be. Try to upload some hi-res photo and then download it from FB. Now check the resolution of that downloaded photo.

[kodt]

Try as I might, I have had a very difficult time explaining to people that trying to print a photo you uploaded to Facebook or sent via text is not going to turn out well.