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0 pointsverbatim5y ago0 comments

You can make a burner email account that doesn't track you around the web, and other places.

Is it possible to do that with a Facebook account?

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if you're not logged into it in the browser, it can't follow you around

Not entirely true. If you've logged in at all, and didn't purge your cookies and local storage, they might still be tracking you everywhere you visit.

stjohnswarts5y ago

third party cookies allowed means they can follow you around logged in or out. They can also follow you around by your fingerprint (IP+various browser info bits that uniquely identify you)

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ilogik5y ago

if you're not logged into it in the browser, it can't follow you around

Alupis5y ago

Not entirely true. If you've logged in at all, and didn't purge your cookies and local storage, they might still be tracking you everywhere you visit.

stjohnswarts5y ago

third party cookies allowed means they can follow you around logged in or out. They can also follow you around by your fingerprint (IP+various browser info bits that uniquely identify you)

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