Showing posts with label Tracking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tracking. Show all posts

Sunday, October 2, 2011

How to Stop Facebook From Tracking You Across the Internet [Facebook]

How to Stop Facebook From Tracking You Across the InternetIf you want to use Facebook, but don't want Facebook's tendrils extending all over the internet and following your account, you'll want this. Facebook Disconnect completely blocks the social network's ability to track your account around the web.

Like buttons, share buttons, Facebook comment threads, Facebook logins—all these now-ubiquitous adornments will be nuked entirely. So you'll lose some functionality, but if you're a privacy maven, you'll have the peace of mind that Mark Zuckerberg can't know anything about you after you close the Facebook.com tab. [Facebook Disconnect]

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Friday, September 2, 2011

Lawsuit Claims Microsoft Is Tracking Every Windows Phone Even if You Opt Out [Microsoft]

Lawsuit Claims Microsoft Is Tracking Every Windows Phone Even if You Opt OutMicrosoft is tracking your Windows Phone, and there's nothing you can do about it. A lawsuit filed in Seattle is claiming that Windows Phone's camera app tracks your location and sends it to Microsoft, even if you opt out. We contacted Microsoft and they refused to comment.

Earlier this year, when the Internet was losing its mind about Apple storing your location data on a hidden file on the iPhone 4, Microsoft told us that it only stores your last known location as a single data point that it erases as soon as it stores a new one. Which is probably true! But tracking your users after they've specifically opted out of the service is pretty serious, and we're still waiting on a straight answer from Microsoft on this mess. [Reuters via BGR]

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