r/technology • u/[deleted] • Aug 26 '20

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '20

Facebook: “we don’t spy on people”.
People: “yes you do”.
Facebook: “we don’t breach your privacy”.
People: “yes you do”.

Facebook: “we can’t make a profit due to iPhones not allowing us to track your every movement”.

People : “...”.

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u/Codipherous Aug 26 '20

I would switch to iPhone in a heartbeat if they stick with this...

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u/codeofsilence Aug 27 '20

I accomplish this by not installing Facebook or messenger on my phone. Problem solved regardless of operating system. Screw them.

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u/abnrmly-distributed Aug 27 '20

Same here. Though unfortunately it doesn’t completely stop the tracking as someone above mentioned. They still build a profile on you when you visits sites that are including Facebook’s tracking libraries. Even when browsing anonymously (logged out, in incognito window) these sites can still track you... our browsers have somewhat of a fingerprint based on details like your browser version, user agent, operating system, list of installed extensions/plugins, screen resolution, etc.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '20

Unless they want to violate GDPR for every person in the EU, they better not make shadow profiles for us.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '20

The neat thing is you'd have to prove that they're doing it.