cookies, cookies, cookies. Loads of websites “integrate” with facebook, either for login, or for the big like button, etc. Facebook slurps down oh hey you visited poopydiapers.com, cool beans!
Ah I see. I figured it was cookies, but didn’t know you were tracked through facebook integrations without being logged in. Regardless, I’ve got all their addresses mapped to 0.0.0.0 in my hosts file (using this repo). Thanks for the answer to the naive question - my programming background is as a non-CS academic.
Many web pages include their retargeting js or like button js. Facebook can track the IP and cookies associated with those page loads. A VPN might help against IP tracking, but not the cookies.
I don’t totally understand the delete Facebook thing. If you have Facebook and are remotely security-aware, you know they’re harvesting your data. You generally don’t put much personal info into Facebook, and you certainly don’t link it to anything important.
If you’re using Facebook for a rolodex more or less, it’s fine. They’re tracking you regardless as far as general browsing habits go. Don’t use their native apps and they have nothing to harvest from your phone.
I have a Facebook account that I rarely use, but there’s nothing special on it anyway.
Don’t use their native apps and they have nothing to harvest from your phone.
If any of your friends use the apps, then I’m sure FB will add every bit of data that they can to your profile, unfortunately. Then again, apparently FB creates shadow profiles for people without accounts, so maybe it’s hopeless
Then again, apparently FB creates shadow profiles for people without accounts, so maybe it’s hopeless
That’s kind of what I’m getting at. You can only control what you can control. Don’t add your number to the site, don’t add your location, don’t add whatever you’re uncomfortable sharing with the general public. There’s nothing you can do about them harvesting your friends’ data or what their shadow profile creates from your browsing unless you only browse with ad blockers (or incognito).
This is helping me keep my data private from facebook how?
I’m also a bit confused. How exactly does Facebook track me once I’ve deleted my Facebook account?
cookies, cookies, cookies. Loads of websites “integrate” with facebook, either for login, or for the big like button, etc. Facebook slurps down oh hey you visited poopydiapers.com, cool beans!
Thats why you get a browser extension like privacy badger which blocks all the facebook integrations.
I agree with you.
I like Cookie Autodelete myself: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cookie-autodelete/?src=search
it even does localStorage data now too(mostly)
Ah I see. I figured it was cookies, but didn’t know you were tracked through facebook integrations without being logged in. Regardless, I’ve got all their addresses mapped to 0.0.0.0 in my hosts file (using this repo). Thanks for the answer to the naive question - my programming background is as a non-CS academic.
Many web pages include their retargeting js or like button js. Facebook can track the IP and cookies associated with those page loads. A VPN might help against IP tracking, but not the cookies.
I don’t totally understand the delete Facebook thing. If you have Facebook and are remotely security-aware, you know they’re harvesting your data. You generally don’t put much personal info into Facebook, and you certainly don’t link it to anything important.
If you’re using Facebook for a rolodex more or less, it’s fine. They’re tracking you regardless as far as general browsing habits go. Don’t use their native apps and they have nothing to harvest from your phone.
I have a Facebook account that I rarely use, but there’s nothing special on it anyway.
If any of your friends use the apps, then I’m sure FB will add every bit of data that they can to your profile, unfortunately. Then again, apparently FB creates shadow profiles for people without accounts, so maybe it’s hopeless
That’s kind of what I’m getting at. You can only control what you can control. Don’t add your number to the site, don’t add your location, don’t add whatever you’re uncomfortable sharing with the general public. There’s nothing you can do about them harvesting your friends’ data or what their shadow profile creates from your browsing unless you only browse with ad blockers (or incognito).