I Just Found Out

that apps and websites I visit, and even shop at, are sharing all my activity and purchases with FB. At the very least, I am not happy about this intrusion into my privacy, especially when on some of those sites I use a username, yet somehow they still know who I am. This is NOT right. FB should not be so deep into my personal life. 😡

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SW-User

It can be hard to pinpoint who exactly is selling you out. It could be your browser, google, ISP, web extensions, the websites themselves, your bank, your camera or microphone or even the operating system itself. Regardless, if Facebook has your data, then just about everyone does.

Carissimi · 70-79, F

I know who it is. It’s in my settings. There is a list of businesses, apps, and websites that send my activity with them to FB. I hardly look into my settings, but looked today, and found this list. They say it’s not extensive, and there may be more not listed. It’s outrageous that FB knows what I buy, what comments I leave, and what I look at. It’s none of their business. I feel violated. @SW-User

SW-User

@Carissimi They don't send your information to Facebook directly. They sell it to third-parties. You can opt out of some of these types of tracking but you will not get rid of all them. Well, actually u can get rid of them, but it's a far bigger inconvenience to evade all the trackers as it makes the internet a not very fun place.

Carissimi · 70-79, F

I buy from a department store, then they send my info about my purchases to FB, then what I bought shows up in ads on FB. I’m not sure I can opt out because when I tried to delete this history, it said FB would still receive this info about my off FB activity whether I deleted it or not. I think FB has a contract with all these businesses. Amazon is one of them. Everything I do on Amazon goes to FB. It’s not right. @SW-User