Forget Google, Facebook is tracking you too

I am not even on Facebook, but my wife is and I have found several times that on different websites when I reached the comment sections, her Facebook picture showed up, if I wanted to leave a comment. Thanks Facebook...

Anyway, here is what to do:

http://lifehacker.com/5843969/facebook-is-tracking-your-every-move-on-the-web-heres-how-to-stop-it

"The Issue: Facebook's Social Apps are Always Watching

For quite some time now, Facebook's user tracking hasn't been limited to your time on the site: any third-party web site or service that's connected to Facebook or that uses a Like button is sending over your information, without your explicit permission. However, Winer noticed something mostly overlooked in last week's Facebook changes: Facebook's new Open Graph-enabled social web apps all send information to Facebook and can post to your profile or share with your friends whether you want them to or not."

"he discovered that Facebook's tracking cookies-which never expire, are only altered instead of deleted when a user logs out. This means that the tracking cookies still have your account number embedded in them and still know which user you are after you've logged out."

Solution:

"the only way to really stop Facebook from knowing every site you visit and social application you use is to log out and summarily delete all Facebook cookies from your system."

Some apps block the facebook cookies:

Facebook disconnect for Chrome:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ejpepffjfmamnambagiibghpglaidiec

Firefox Privacy list for Adblock:

http://www.squirrelconspiracy.net/abp/facebook-privacy-list.html

 

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I knew that a long time ago lol, and there is a built in app in facebook that tracks your location too

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