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No, not really. There are not many of photos of me on the web and any that are were taken from a distance and too low res to id me. I've been stingy about that
by oblib 9y ago
No, not really. There are not many of photos of me on the web and any that are were taken from a distance and too low res to id me.
I've been stingy about that for a long time. FB doesn't have my phone number and I disabled the email address I used to sign up. I delete all my cookies often and use different browsers and turn off and reset my modem to get a new IP address.
I have no apps on my phone, don't use iCloud, and don't use the native "Contacts" app, I made my own for that.
I know I'm still being tracked, but not as much as most and I don't think FB could ID me right now with photos they have.
- 659087 9y ago> FB doesn't have my phone number If anyone who has you in their contact list uses Facebook, I can pretty much guarantee they have your number.
- csydas 9y agoYeah this is the real rub; even if you yourself do not give Facebook information, it's been proven that they collect profiles on you. Anyone who has messaged you, has you in their contacts, sent you invites, added you to groups, all this gets added to a hidden profile. You are being tracked whether you gave out info or not.
- jpindar 9y ago>don't use the native "Contacts" app, I made my own for that. That's a good idea. You could then grant other apps permission to see your contacts, but have the app optionally return fake or empty data.
- pishpash 9y agoThis. Fake data should always be returned, unless explicit permission is granted for real data.
- mcintyre1994 9y agoI doubt iOS lets a custom contacts app respond to a request from another app for contacts though. It'll presumably respond empty data (since they have no contacts in the native app), but with no option to give it the actual contacts if you wanted to.