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>> which tracks every one of its users throughout their daily lives Actually you don't even have to be one of its users! Facebook has what they call "shadow pr
by petilon 9y ago
>> which tracks every one of its users throughout their daily lives
Actually you don't even have to be one of its users! Facebook has what they call "shadow profiles" for tracking people who haven't yet created Facebook accounts. That's how they instantly show you everyone you know when you finally create a FB account. You have Facebook cookies on your computer even if you have never visited facebook.com. Try deleting them. Within 30 minutes of browsing random web sites I guarantee you'll once again have facebook cookies. They track everything you're doing online even if you're not one of their users. Then they buy offline data about you from other companies, to complete their profile of you.
Sadly they only way to put an end to all this is by hoping the European Union will introduce new laws -- the only government that actually represents their citizens, as opposed to big businesses.
- tbodt 9y agoI have my browser set to only accept first party cookies, does this help?
- petilon 9y agoIt doesn't.
- andor 9y agoContrary to the other comment, of course it helps to disable third-party cookies. There are some other ways to identify users, e.g. the E-Tag header or canvas-based methods. But cookies are the main and most reliable tool. You can go one step further and just always use Incognito/Private mode for sites that don't require a login. If you need to be logged in a lot, Firefox Account Containers are a new feature to separate site data.
- noja 9y agoFor others (Firefox, not sure about Chrome): https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/176046/how-does-firefoxs-first-party-isolation-feature-function https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/176046/how-does...