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that concept of 'boxes' is pretty interesting -- is there a way for me to check that for myself without handing them a wad of cash? i rarely use facebook aside

that concept of 'boxes' is pretty interesting -- is there a way for me to check that for myself without handing them a wad of cash? i rarely use facebook aside from messenger (because getting friends and family to use something like telegram/signal/etc is a pain in the ass when fb just works) but i've had it for about 8 years now so it'd be interesting to see how accurate of a profile they've built on me

vzqx 8y ago
http://facebook.com/ads/preferences/behaviors http://facebook.com/ads/preferences/behaviors Apparently I'm 'very conservative'... probably because of my friend group, since I've never posted anything political on Facebook.
- codyb 8y ago
  Wow, the amount facebook knows about me is staggering little. The four groups I’m in are all related to using a mobile device or wi-fi. I’m pleasantly surprised but it appears deleting all of my content, unfollowing every person on my feed, not logging in except on incognito windows and very infrequently at best, and using ad blockers has effectively stymied facebook’s ability to establish a good notion of who I am beyond the most extreme basics. I still use messenger although I try to use encrypted messages when I can, but they don’t mine that for advertising information according to their user policy. Not sure if they mine it for anything else. Either way, good.
- Declanomous 8y ago
  I guess this means we must be mortal enemies! Honestly though, as William Wrigley Jr once wrote, "When two men always agree, one of them is unnecessary." I have one friend that I disagree with about literally everything, and I respect him a lot because every discussion we have is thoughtful, and my ideas and beliefs are better for having discussed them with him. Anyways, your political bent is probably based on what types of posts you've read or liked, or even who has liked your comments, even if they were apolitical.
- doubleunplussed 8y ago
  This link gives "Sorry, something went wrong" for me. Anyone know why? It is only available in some countries?
  - lloyd-christmas 8y ago
    It's not a distinct page for me, but instead an accordion section. I had to go to: https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences And then open Your Information > Your Categories. I assume this is what they are talking about.
puramoto 8y ago
You can use the messenger app (non-Lite version) and contact people with FB accounts without having a FB account.

vzqx 8y ago

http://facebook.com/ads/preferences/behaviors http://facebook.com/ads/preferences/behaviors Apparently I'm 'very conservative'... probably because of my friend group, since I've never posted anything political on Facebook.

codyb 8y ago
Wow, the amount facebook knows about me is staggering little. The four groups I’m in are all related to using a mobile device or wi-fi. I’m pleasantly surprised but it appears deleting all of my content, unfollowing every person on my feed, not logging in except on incognito windows and very infrequently at best, and using ad blockers has effectively stymied facebook’s ability to establish a good notion of who I am beyond the most extreme basics. I still use messenger although I try to use encrypted messages when I can, but they don’t mine that for advertising information according to their user policy. Not sure if they mine it for anything else. Either way, good.
Declanomous 8y ago
I guess this means we must be mortal enemies! Honestly though, as William Wrigley Jr once wrote, "When two men always agree, one of them is unnecessary." I have one friend that I disagree with about literally everything, and I respect him a lot because every discussion we have is thoughtful, and my ideas and beliefs are better for having discussed them with him. Anyways, your political bent is probably based on what types of posts you've read or liked, or even who has liked your comments, even if they were apolitical.
doubleunplussed 8y ago
This link gives "Sorry, something went wrong" for me. Anyone know why? It is only available in some countries?
- lloyd-christmas 8y ago
  It's not a distinct page for me, but instead an accordion section. I had to go to: https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences And then open Your Information > Your Categories. I assume this is what they are talking about.

puramoto 8y ago

You can use the messenger app (non-Lite version) and contact people with FB accounts without having a FB account.