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Re:Regex Crossword by vobios on Saturday November 29, 2014 @01:11PM (#8674484)
There is a good chance that Facebook already knows you visited a particular site because that site is already serving Facebook content (via a like button, for example).
Re:Regex Crossword by jedberg on Saturday November 29, 2014 @01:17PM (#8674516)
This is exactly why I use a different browser for Facebook than any other web browsing. As far as they are concerned, the only site I ever visit is Facebook.

Same with Google properties. I only use Chrome to visit Google properties.

Re:Regex Crossword by Omniusaspirer on Saturday November 29, 2014 @05:11PM (#8675266)
It's much easier to just block Facebook stuff with browser addons, and you can easily nuke every other tracker as well while you're at it.
Re:Regex Crossword by jedberg on Saturday November 29, 2014 @08:19PM (#8675648)
As crazy as it sounds, I actually like the other trackers, because then I get more relevant ads. I'm also one of those crazy people that things adblock ruins the web (this opinion may be because I worked for a website that survived on ad revenue for a long time).
Re:Regex Crossword by aroman on Saturday November 29, 2014 @02:15PM (#8674718)
I'm sorry to be rude, but that strikes me as legitimately paranoid. Why do you care so much if Facebook knows that you visit sites other than Facebook?
Re:Regex Crossword by eCa on Saturday November 29, 2014 @02:49PM (#8674835)
I guess it depends on why someone uses Facebook. I (finally) got an account a while ago in order stay in contact with friends and former colleagues. My usecase of Facebook does not include me wanting Facebook to know everything I do.

Hence, Facebook lives in its own VirtualBox machine.

Re:Regex Crossword by a1369209993 on Saturday November 29, 2014 @03:59PM (#8675052)
> that site is already serving Facebook content

  $ ping facebook.com
  connect: Invalid argument
Not so much, no.
Re:Regex Crossword by aw3c2 on Saturday November 29, 2014 @05:02PM (#8675245)
Nope, I use browser addons to protect my privacy.