Facebook is spyware; Admits to tracking logged off users.
Because it’s proper blog etiquette to quote; I’m quoting regular jEN, who quoted John C. Dvorak, who quoted PC World. Ain’t it grand?
PC WORLD: Facebook Admits Ad Service Tracks LOGGED OFF Users.
Facebook’s controversial Beacon ad system tracks users’ off-Facebook activities even if those users are logged off from the social-networking site and have previously declined having their activities on specific external sites broadcast to their Facebook friends, a company spokesman said…
Even caught red handed, they still only provide a partial opt out. But Golly, Juney Moon, them user lists and tracking data is worth mucho payola.
So they know what logged off users are doing. Wonder if they’re jiggy with what pissed off users are doing. You think?
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December 4th, 2007 at 7:56 pm
Thank you very much for the link lurve!
December 22nd, 2007 at 3:29 am
Do you know how to remove the spyware? Adaware effective? The article didn’t say.