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Facebook Forces @facebook.com Email Service on Users (and How to Get Your Old Address Back)

The popular social networking website Facebook has recently taken a certitude step and without even notifying its loyal users. The site has removed everyone's email address from their profile and has replaced it with @facebook.com email address. But there's a way to get your old email address back.

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