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Re: Show HN: Simple script to cripple personalized targeting from Facebook

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Why would a person who objects to Facebook tracking them via their actual profile not object to Facebook tracking them via inferences?

because the far-parent problem was 'facebook has ads that target me.' an easy way to avoid the problem of seeing ads on facebook is.. to avoid facebook. yes, this doesn't solve the privacy and ad-affiliate network problem -- but that wasn't the stated problem.

Fair point!

Re: Show HN: Simple script to cripple personalized targeting from Facebook

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What are the actual steps using the UI if one chooses to do it manually?

About 300+ manual clicks on average :/

This was a dumb question from me. You open each advertisers link and click both buttons, then go back.

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Much more entertaining: Get the list of advertisers. Find the ones who aren't allowed to share your data with Facebook, e.g. due to lack of consent or because they're bound by professional secrecy (e.g. banks or health related things). Report to your local DPA.

When it comes to the UK DPA they will only even consider your complaint if you have evidence of trying to resolve the issue with the offending company directly, so it will not have the desired outcome because most companies will opt you out, removing your grounds to complain to the ICO in the first place. Source: https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/data-protection-complain... > You'll need: a copy of the complaint yo…

Sounds like the perfect task to automate with an LLM. Companies can't bury you in red tape if you have red tape disposal machine.

Re: Show HN: Simple script to cripple personalized targeting from Facebook

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& feeling paranoia is a garantee of having mental disease?

No, but the phrase "gangstalk" refers to a specific kind of persecutory delusion. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_stalking

> Gang stalking or group-stalking is a set of persecutory beliefs in which those affected believe they are being followed, stalked, and harassed by a large number of people.

That is literally true though. Have you ever read one of those cookie banners to see the list of organizations stalking you at all times on the web? It's often in the high hundreds. Nearly every electronic device manufactured in the last 10 years is stalking you at all times. If you don't have an active ad blocker, they also harass you constantly in a personalized way using the information they gather by stalking you.

Re: Show HN: Simple script to cripple personalized targeting from Facebook

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No, but the phrase "gangstalk" refers to a specific kind of persecutory delusion. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_stalking

> Gang stalking or group-stalking is a set of persecutory beliefs in which those affected believe they are being followed, stalked, and harassed by a large number of people. That is literally true though. Have you ever read one of those cookie banners to see the list of organizations stalking you at all times on the web? It's often in the high hundreds. Nearly every electronic device manufactured in the last 10 years…

I'm not personally being persecuted or harassed by any companies.

Re: Show HN: Simple script to cripple personalized targeting from Facebook

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Yea they can track my shadow profile all they want and I don’t care. I don’t visit them so they aren’t showing me ads.

They lease your behavior to other advertisers, insurance companies, loan guarantors…

How do they know what my behaviours are if I don't have Facebook?

Re: Show HN: Simple script to cripple personalized targeting from Facebook

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Much more entertaining: Get the list of advertisers. Find the ones who aren't allowed to share your data with Facebook, e.g. due to lack of consent or because they're bound by professional secrecy (e.g. banks or health related things). Report to your local DPA.

What does DPA stand for? Guessing it's not Drug Policy Alliance, the first hit on Google.

Data Protection Authority

"Under the law the Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) should enforce our rights in each EU member state."

https://noyb.eu/en/faqs

List of DPAs:

https://noyb.eu/en/project/dpa

Re: Show HN: Simple script to cripple personalized targeting from Facebook

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My hack is to live in a country that forces Facebook to give me an opt-out, and then I click "no" when Facebook asks.

What country has this? Sounds great.

Any EU country. Meta is also forced to ask you before associating profiles between its properties, eg Facebook and Instagram.
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