At this point it not about passive collection, corporations are going to extreme ends to get our data.

https://www.zeropartydata.es/p/localhost-tracking-explained-it-could

I am interested in what people are doing to enforce their privacy while using the web.

I have some things in place, looking to compare with the community.

(btw, I am new here, this is my first post. So uh… Hi )

  • ravenaspiring@sh.itjust.works
    38·
    22 hours ago

    This android only.

    From the article:

    Meta managed to do this even when:

    • You aren’t using the app (but have a session open in the background).

    • You haven’t logged into your account in the browser.

    • You’re browsing in incognito mode.

    • You’re using a VPN.

    • You delete cookies at the end of every session.

    The captured data includes:

    • Complete browsing history with specific URLs

    • Products added to cart and purchases made

    • Registrations on websites and completed forms

    • Temporal behavioral patterns across websites and apps

    • Direct linking to real identities on social networks

    You’re not affected if (and only if)

    • You access Facebook and Instagram via the web, without having the apps installed on your phone

    • You browse on desktop computers or use iOS (iPhones)

    • You always used the Brave browser or the DuckDuckGo search engine on mobile

      • Schwim Dandy@lemmy.zip
        18·
        20 hours ago

        In answer to your question, if I’m understanding it correctly, you are still being tracked as long as you use the web. Meta has profiles for people that have never logged into facebook, used their site in a browser or used an app they control.

        The profile might not have a name attached but Facebook provides a ton of websites with FB-related statistics, social widgets and more. Each of those services place FB code on the page that phones home with unique visitor information. That gets compiled into profiles that they can eventually tie to an identity when more information is compiled (as an example, your highschool friend from 15 years ago installs a Meta app like instagram and clicks ok on allowing it to dig through their contacts).

        Apps and extensions like Privacy Badger, uBlockO and Ghostery help with the tracking code but I’ve no doubt that Meta spends a lot of time finding workarounds for the blocks.

        • IncogCyberspaceUser@lemmy.world
          5·
          9 hours ago

          This made me think of Innovative Online Industries in Ready Player One. A corporation basically trying to domineer and take over a collective thing (internet).

      • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
        12·
        20 hours ago

        They have a shadow profile on you, because you viewed sites that embed Facebook objects such as like buttons, but this particular item does not affect you.