[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Off-Facebook Activity

[Michael Alexander]

Isn’t the simplest and best way to protect oneself from Facebook to abstain utterly?
    — Mike Alexander



On Thursday, February 6, 2020, 1:39 PM, mwolfe at vinebrook.com wrote:


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 during the height of the 2018 Cambridge Analytica 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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