^ actually, IMHO the fact that you assume that "The idea that Facebook is doing this is just ridiculous." is what is ridiculous. Some companies do "highly ille

^ actually, IMHO the fact that you assume that "The idea that Facebook is doing this is just ridiculous." is what is ridiculous. Some companies do "highly illegal" things all of the time. It all comes down to the fact that whoever is in charge: 1) doesn't hold to a moral system that restrains them from doing said illegal things (or at least doesn't hold to one consistently) and 2) thinks they can do said illegal things without getting caught, or if they are caught, thinks they'll be able to recover reasonably well from any punishment (if there is any) that is handed down. Personally, I do not know whether Facebook is recording/transmitting data like this, but I guess if I found out they were, I would not be surprised -- given the things the company has done in the past, and the things their leadership has said and done in the past.