Off-Facebook activity

#1

Post by bigbaguette » Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 9:46 AM UTC

Re: Off-Facebook activity

#2

Post by wukerplank » Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 10:19 AM UTC

Wow that's creepy. It lists apps where a) I didn't use FB login/signup and b) used a different email address to sign up. How do they cross-reference that to me? Hand how can I prevent that outside of their tools (which I assume still violate my privacy)?

Re: Off-Facebook activity

#3

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 10:25 AM UTC

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Re: Off-Facebook activity

#4

Post by randomchars » Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 10:26 AM UTC

wukerplank wrote: post #2

Wow that's creepy. It lists apps where a) I didn't use FB login/signup and b) used a different email address to sign up. How do they cross-reference that to me? Hand how can I prevent that outside of their tools (which I assume still violate my privacy)?

I think they either:

- use Facebook pixel tracking on the site.

- hand over all of their user's email addresses to use for audience building.

Or most likely both. Creepy stuff indeed.

Re: Off-Facebook activity

#5

Post by hobofan » Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 10:27 AM UTC

wukerplank wrote: post #2

Wow that's creepy. It lists apps where a) I didn't use FB login/signup and b) used a different email address to sign up. How do they cross-reference that to me? Hand how can I prevent that outside of their tools (which I assume still violate my privacy)?

I'm pretty sure that 95% from the activity that is listed for me comes from the Facebook tracking pixel, that every website has to embed if they want to (effectively) advertise on Facebook.

Re: Off-Facebook activity

#6

Post by edf13 » Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 10:30 AM UTC

randomchars wrote: post #4

wukerplank wrote: post #2

Wow that's creepy. It lists apps where a) I didn't use FB login/signup and b) used a different email address to sign up. How do they cross-reference that to me? Hand how can I prevent that outside of their tools (which I assume still violate my privacy)?

I think they either: - use Facebook pixel tracking on the site. - hand over all of their user's email addresses to use for audience building. Or most likely both. Creepy stuff indeed.

Yep - all of above....

690 App/Sites for me! Not overly surprising really

Re: Off-Facebook activity

#7

Post by subaru_shoe » Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 10:30 AM UTC

wukerplank wrote: post #2

Wow that's creepy. It lists apps where a) I didn't use FB login/signup and b) used a different email address to sign up. How do they cross-reference that to me? Hand how can I prevent that outside of their tools (which I assume still violate my privacy)?

For starters you can delete your facebook account .

Re: Off-Facebook activity

#8

Post by m1 » Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 10:31 AM UTC

A bit weird that my Monzo seems to be sending data to Facebook?

Re: Off-Facebook activity

#9

Post by chrisjamesc » Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 10:31 AM UTC

If you want to disable facebook tracking out of facebook in the future, it's possible on this link: https://www.facebook.com/off_facebook_activity/future_activi...

EDIT: the link doesn't seem to work, so you can click on "Manage Future Activity" => "Manage Future Activity" in the popup => Disable "Future Off-Facebook Activity"

Re: Off-Facebook activity

#10

Post by wukerplank » Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 10:31 AM UTC

subaru_shoe wrote: post #7

wukerplank wrote: post #2

Wow that's creepy. It lists apps where a) I didn't use FB login/signup and b) used a different email address to sign up. How do they cross-reference that to me? Hand how can I prevent that outside of their tools (which I assume still violate my privacy)?

For starters you can delete your facebook account .

Fair point!