Do you think Facebook wants to end up in a US court having to explain to a judge that yes, they did have a technical method that would allow them to recover relevant evidence but decided not to do it because they had an outbreak of morals?
Regards what Facebook "represented" ... they lied.
Unless it's in a signed contract with penalties for non-compliance it's empty words. These people are not your friends, do not ever mistake them for such.
... The main surprise is that this is a surprise.
Do you think Facebook wants to end up in a US court having to explain to a judge that yes, they did have a technical method that would allow them to recover relevant evidence but decided not to do it because they had an outbreak of morals?
Regards what Facebook "represented" ... they lied.
Unless it's in a signed contract with penalties for non-compliance it's empty words. These people are not your friends, do not ever mistake them for such.