[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Off-Facebook Activity
mwolfe at vinebrook.com
mwolfe at vinebrook.com
Thu Feb 6 10:39:47 PST 2020
To All:
There are severe limitations with the OFF-FACEBOOK ACTIVITY tool.
For example, see the following article:
https://gizmodo.com/facebooks-clear-history-tool-doesnt-clear-shit-1841305764
[Pardon the embedded profanities...]
-- Mitch
On 2020-01-29 16:18, Kenneth Cutter wrote:
> This just in-
>
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/01/28/off-facebook-activity-page/
> A Washington Post article shows Facebook users how to use a new feature (released today) called "Off-Facebook Activity".
> It is the product of a promise CEO Mark Zuckerberg made [1] during the height of the 2018 Cambridge Analytica [2] scandal.
> Facebook has not made this feature easy to find, but the WaPo article has handy links. Try it. It's easy.
>
> Basically, Facebook tracks you and your activity (PC/Phone) whether you are logged in or not.
> People are finding the level of detail surprising and a bit embarrassing.
> It records internet searches and the uses of apps.
>
> The Wapo article ALSO shows how to stop Facebook from collecting the data.
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Links:
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[1]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/08/20/facebook-unveils-long-promised-tool-remove-data-it-receives-third-party-apps-websites/?tid=lk_inline_manual_8
[2]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/05/14/facebook-suspends-200-apps-following-cambridge-analytica-scandal/?tid=lk_inline_manual_8
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