Oh that snitch-code? It's just a little thing to make the web more convenient ... for Facebook and its advertisers
What Data Does Facebook Collect When I’m Not Using Facebook, and Why? | Hacker News
Facebook tracks virtually every website you visit, as well as usage data from many apps, even if you aren't logged in to facebook or don't have an account. We use this data, and tie it to your identity whenever possible, so we can charge advertisers more money.
Criticism of Facebook
Facebook (and parent company Meta Platforms) has been the subject of criticism and legal action since it was founded in 2004.[1] Criticisms include the outsize influence Facebook has on the lives and health of its users and employees, as well as Facebook's influence on the way media, specifically news, is reported and distributed. Notable issues include Internet privacy, such as use of a widespread "like" button on third-party websites tracking users,[2][3] possible indefinite records of user information,[4] automatic facial recognition software,[5][6] and its role in the workplace, including employer-employee account disclosure.[7] The use of Facebook can have negative psychological and physiological effects[8] that include feelings of sexual jealousy,[9][10] stress,[11][12] lack of attention,[13] and social media addiction that in some cases is comparable to drug addiction.[14][15]
Facebook, MySpace Confront Privacy Loophole
Facebook, MySpace and several other social-networking sites have been sending data to advertising companies that could be used to find consumers' names and other personal details, despite promises they don't share such information without consent.
Facebook’s Push for Facial Recognition Prompts Privacy Alarms (Published 2018)
Facebook is working to spread its face-matching tools even as it faces heightened scrutiny from regulators and legislators in Europe and North America.
Facebook Doesn’t Tell Users Everything It Really Knows About Them — ProPublica
The site shows users how Facebook categorizes them. It doesn’t reveal the data it is buying about their offline lives.
Now sites can fingerprint you online even when you use multiple browsers
Online tracking gets more accurate and harder to evade.
Facebook Data Privacy Scandal: A Cheat Sheet - TechRepublic
Read about the saga of Facebook's failures in ensuring privacy for user data, including how it relates to Cambridge Analytica, the GDPR, the Brexit campaign, and the 2016 US presidential election.
All the Ways You Can't Trust Facebook
As of June 2017, Facebook has over two billion active users. But despite superficial changes, Facebook also still has a problem respecting privacy and protecting your data.
bsky.app | WhoTracks.Me
Explore the tracking landscape of bsky.app on WhoTracks.Me, revealing the most common trackers like Sentry and their impact on privacy
Facebook’s newest privacy problem: ‘Faceprint’ data
A court case moves forward over whether the social network is breaking the law for not asking your explicit permission for scanning and storing your facial features.
The Evolution of Privacy on Facebook
Facebook is a great service. I have a profile, and so does nearly everyone I know under the age of 60.
Facebook’s New Test: 'Upload A Clear Photo of Your Face'
Facebook asks some users to upload a picture of their face to authenticate themselves in cases of "suspicious activity."
Government requests for Facebook user data continue to increase worldwide | TechCrunch
Facebook continues to see increased requests for user data from governments worldwide, according to its latest transparency report. The social network
Self-host analytics for better privacy and accuracy
Something that always annoyed me of the current state of technology is how easy and pervasive we let tracking become. Tens of connections to 3rd parties carrying Referer and Cookies just to load an article. (We give up our users to social media websites just to show a like button that looks worse anyway in a iframe than it would natively, wtf.) But I digress.
Baffle Web Trackers By Obfuscating Your Online Activities
Software that spits out misinformation about what you're actually doing on the web is a fascinating development in our relationship to online surveillance.
Online tracking: A 1-million-site measurement and analysis
Online tracking: A 1-million-site measurement and analysis is the largest and most detailed measurement of online tracking to date. We measure stateful (cookie-based) and stateless (fingerprinting-based) tracking, the effect of browser privacy tools, and "cookie syncing". This measurement is made possible by our web measurement tool OpenWPM, a mature platform that enables fully automated web crawls using a full-fledged and instrumented browser.