Re:Facebook is Watching You
by jseliger on Wednesday December 07, 2011 @11:57AM
(#3324589)
Which is why:
1) I use Ghostery: http://www.ghostery.com/, thanks to someone who pointed it on HN. Much appreciated! Now FaceBook's webbugs are largely blocked.
2) I log out when I leave FB.
3) I delete FB cookies regularly.
BTW, I looked for an e-mail link or "comment" feature for the author, Jeff Escalante, and couldn't find one. Instead I'd have to find him on Twitter, I guess. So much for (relative) privacy.
Re:Facebook is Watching You
by raju on Wednesday December 07, 2011 @12:37PM
(#3324813)
Alternatively, I use the "Incognito" mode in Chrome (FF has the private browsing mode, but unfortunately there, you can either be in that mode, or the regular one, but not both).
I am still to figure out if this helps me in anyway, but it's a start ... :-/
1) I use Ghostery: http://www.ghostery.com/, thanks to someone who pointed it on HN. Much appreciated! Now FaceBook's webbugs are largely blocked.
2) I log out when I leave FB.
3) I delete FB cookies regularly.
BTW, I looked for an e-mail link or "comment" feature for the author, Jeff Escalante, and couldn't find one. Instead I'd have to find him on Twitter, I guess. So much for (relative) privacy.
I am still to figure out if this helps me in anyway, but it's a start ... :-/
Once Facebook finds a way to make use of all that unstructured data that each user creates their targeting will get so much better.