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These days I see lots of links from all kinds of "social readers" in my Facebook feed. A lot of them are actually interesting, but that does not mean I want to
by dmk23 15y ago
These days I see lots of links from all kinds of "social readers" in my Facebook feed.
A lot of them are actually interesting, but that does not mean I want to authorize the app and start broadcasting my every move online.
Here is what I do: copy / paste the headline into Google and find the article on lots of sites. The great benefit in addition to avoiding the Facebook Big Brother is to read comments from a variety of communities.
It is hard to eliminate Facebook from my routine completely, but I am surely not going to allow them to be more nosy than they already are.
PRO TIP: Install Facebook Disconnect to reduce the amount of tracking they can do
[1] http://disconnect.me/facebook http://disconnect.me/facebook
[2] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ejpepffjfmamnambagiibghpglaidiec https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ejpepffjfmamnambag...
- davepm 15y agoI clicked one, looked at what permissions it wanted, and had an idea! You can set the default sharing settings while giving permission, so I simply set it to only share with myself! That way I can click the links, read what i like, and only I will see the links on my wall.
- dlib 15y agoDid that too after I became annoyed by the Googling of the headlines in Facebook just to avoid the app. Yesterday I discovered that pressing cancel will get you to the article, so I deleted the app. Nonetheless, it's still a nuisance to click on an article headline and not get there right away.
- peteretep 15y agoI'm using something I think someone here referred me to called Ghostery... http://www.ghostery.com/ http://www.ghostery.com/