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In reply to the discussion: I cancelled my Facebook account today. [View all]erronis
(15,241 posts)tentacles into the internet ecosystem.
Any page that displays a fb "like" is probably sending information back to them about your browsing habits. Even if you don't click on the "like". Same for twitter and google and microsoft, etc.
The web technology is advancing to allow beacons/signals/pings to be broadcast back to them just by hovering over parts of the page or scrolling down. They are monitoring almost all actions we take.
If we are very tech savvy we can disable some of this but even with "private/icognito" browsing these people can link you to other web activities.
Many say they don't care - they have nothing to hide.
I don't know about you but I am frequently looking up medical conditions and cures, scientific and religious articles, tax advice, articles about friends and associates. You'd be surprised how all of these seemingly innocuous searches can be used to formulate a very close idea of who you are as well as who your friends and relatives are.