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

[mwolfe at vinebrook.com]

To Mike: 

Yes, you are right. Social media is toxic. For example, a lot of Silicon
Valley elites don't use social media unless it is a must for their
business. 

The problem is that even if you don't use Facebook and never have, they
still maintain an electronic dossier on you. 

-- Mitch 

On 2020-02-06 21:24, Michael Alexander wrote:

> 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 [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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