Re:Web Giants Threaten End to Cookie Tracking
by taway2012 on Thursday October 31, 2013 @12:42PM
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I think you've probably misunderstood.
The mere loading of the widget sends a signal to Facebook that you visited the shoes page. You don't have to interact with the widget for the info to be sent.
Re:Web Giants Threaten End to Cookie Tracking
by gabemart on Thursday October 31, 2013 @12:47PM
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I describe an alternate widget that uses a single link instead of the typical javascript. Loading such a widget sends nothing at all to Facebook, and is untrackable unless clicked by the user.
The mere loading of the widget sends a signal to Facebook that you visited the shoes page. You don't have to interact with the widget for the info to be sent.
Ghostery blocks the widget from loading.