How does Facebook know which websites you visit ?

[chaparral]

This afternoon i was looking at the Cardo Pack Talk Bold headset on the cardosystems.com website

Tonight on my Facebook page i got this

 

[Pho]

They're using Facebook Pixel for analytics, when the tracking code is ran by the website it's loaded from Facebook's servers who are able to correlate your logged in Facebook session to the request.

Facebook must be harvesting insane amounts of user activity data, most sites on the net have some sort of Facebook "like" script or something on them.

 

[chaparral]

They're using Facebook Pixel for analytics, when the tracking code is ran by the website it's loaded from Facebook's servers who are able to correlate your logged in Facebook session to the request.

Facebook must be harvesting insane amounts of user activity data, most sites on the net have some sort of Facebook "like" script or something on them.

For some reason i feel that is so wrong..

They should have a button on the website you need to click to agree for them to be able to do stuff like this...

 

[The_Abyss]

It is a great comms unit btw. Been using mine for the past 2 years, replacing a Sena 20s. Far better.

 

[chaparral]

It is a great comms unit btw. Been using mine for the past 2 years, replacing a Sena 20s. Far better.

Looking at getting one or two to replace my old Scala rider G4 headsets

Also i lost my zumo 590 so am looking at buying the new zumo XT

 

[Bonjour]

You can switch it off in your privacy settings.

 

[COYS]

I use the Facebook Container add-on for Firefox to try and stop the tracking

 

[chaparral]

You can switch it off in your privacy settings.

Is this in the edge browser settings or in facebook settings ?

 

[easyrider]

Use a VPN

Don’t use FB

 

[The_Abyss]

Looking at getting one or two to replace my old Scala rider G4 headsets

Also i lost my zumo 590 so am looking at buying the new zumo XT

The new XT looks great. I'm stuck with the BMW system so waiting to see what they do. The Navigator VI is now discontinued...

 

[Josh]

Duckduckgo.

Thank me later.

 

[wez130]

Settings / your facebook information / Off facebook activity

 

[Diagro]

Lol.

It's hoe it is

 

[Bonjour]

Is this in the edge browser settings or in facebook settings ?

Facebook settings.

"Off-Facebook activity" is the setting you're after.

 

[Malevolence]

There was a Horizon programme called 'Inside the Social Network' either late last year or early this year that you should watch. Scary stuff.

 

[chaparral]

Thanks guys

i take a look through the facebook settings..

 

[GGizmo]

I just been looking in that section.

There is an option to clear the list. But I haven't seen an option to switch it off.

 

[krooton]

How did you expect Facebook to pay for their running costs exactly? Nothing in this world is free.

 

[wedrum]

more to it i think, the OP was looking at blow up dolls which then flooded his facebook page.

 

[TheVoice]

I just been looking in that section.

There is an option to clear the list. But I haven't seen an option to switch it off.

It's on the right-hand side (if you're on a desktop browser), called Manage Future Activity.