“Some users have discovered that it is nearly impossible to remove themselves entirely from Facebook, setting off a fresh round of concern over the popular social network’s use of personal data.”
How Sticky Is Membership on Facebook? Just Try Breaking Free

It’s tempting to think of the situations facebook finds itself in as being an indication of some darker intent… What occurred to me when I read the above article is how immature facebook is as a platform and a company – they fumble their way from one User Experience faux pas to another.

Then, a few days later…

“We’re always working to improve the user experience,” Katie Geminder, director for user experience and design at Facebook, said in a statement sent by e-mail.
Quitting Facebook Gets Easier

Oh “it’s a feature!”

Apparently facebook needs to do it become more proactive about their User Experience.