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I wonder how many people who have "deleted the app" do what my SO does and keep using it daily via their phone's web browser whilst still telling people "Yeah I

I wonder how many people who have "deleted the app" do what my SO does and keep using it daily via their phone's web browser whilst still telling people "Yeah I've totally deleted Facebook from my phone".

sparkling 8y ago
I only use the mobile browser version because the app is laggy and forces you to install their shitty dedicated messenger app just to read messages. At least thats how it was 1,5yrs ago or so, haven't tried it since then again.
- dhimes 8y ago
  I was getting redirected to the messenger app from the mobile browser version, as well. They seemed to quit letting me used messenger in the browser.
  - acheron 8y ago
    mbasic.facebook.com still has messages.
    - dhimes 8y ago
      Excellent. Thank you.
pixl97 8y ago
Your web browser is a lot less likely to grab your recent calls and GPS location.
ashelmire 8y ago
It's a step that reduces privacy invasion, makes use less convenient, and keeps you from getting alerts. A step in the right direction.
beat 8y ago
When I deleted FB from my phone, it was a solid statement of "I will not use FB on my phone". I do still use Messenger, because it's primary contact mechanism anymore for so many people, but I don't read the feed on my phone, period.
- Timmah 8y ago
  You're still giving them location data and customer profile information. Probably something like: "white male, from $STATE, income bracket derived from home and work location, and probably flagged as "privacy conscious" because you never use the app. That profile is valuable to at least some advertisers.
  - beat 8y ago
    Yes, but my reasons for getting off FB aren't privacy paranoia. I don't particularly care that they're tracking me. I dialed back Facebook because it ate time better spent doing other things, and I like myself better when I'm not yelling at people who are wrong on the Internet so much.
    - acct1771 8y ago
      Paranoia? Yeah, that's a completely unacceptable phrase considering what they're actually doing. Shame.
qubax 8y ago
Or they moved to instragram. That'll really show zuckerburg what's what.
Timmah 8y ago
I can't even delete it from my android phone without rooting it
- acct1771 8y ago
  That's on your carrier+FB.

sparkling 8y ago

I only use the mobile browser version because the app is laggy and forces you to install their shitty dedicated messenger app just to read messages. At least thats how it was 1,5yrs ago or so, haven't tried it since then again.

dhimes 8y ago
I was getting redirected to the messenger app from the mobile browser version, as well. They seemed to quit letting me used messenger in the browser.
- acheron 8y ago
  mbasic.facebook.com still has messages.
  - dhimes 8y ago
    Excellent. Thank you.

pixl97 8y ago

Your web browser is a lot less likely to grab your recent calls and GPS location.

ashelmire 8y ago

It's a step that reduces privacy invasion, makes use less convenient, and keeps you from getting alerts. A step in the right direction.

beat 8y ago

When I deleted FB from my phone, it was a solid statement of "I will not use FB on my phone". I do still use Messenger, because it's primary contact mechanism anymore for so many people, but I don't read the feed on my phone, period.

Timmah 8y ago
You're still giving them location data and customer profile information. Probably something like: "white male, from $STATE, income bracket derived from home and work location, and probably flagged as "privacy conscious" because you never use the app. That profile is valuable to at least some advertisers.
- beat 8y ago
  Yes, but my reasons for getting off FB aren't privacy paranoia. I don't particularly care that they're tracking me. I dialed back Facebook because it ate time better spent doing other things, and I like myself better when I'm not yelling at people who are wrong on the Internet so much.
  - acct1771 8y ago
    Paranoia? Yeah, that's a completely unacceptable phrase considering what they're actually doing. Shame.

qubax 8y ago

Or they moved to instragram. That'll really show zuckerburg what's what.

Timmah 8y ago

I can't even delete it from my android phone without rooting it

acct1771 8y ago
That's on your carrier+FB.