Stop Facebook Tracking Your Activities: Itâs no secret that Facebook collects information about us while weâre using it, but the company uncovered a while ago that it also collects data about us from businesses and websites it interacts with. Now you can opt-out of this âoff-Facebookâ data collection, anonymize your Facebook account, and remove existing data the company has collected about your browsing habits.
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A. From the menu in the top-right corner, choose Settings, 1 then click âYour Facebook informationâ. 2 Find the âOff-Facebook Activityâ section in the list and click the View link. 3 Two options appear in the box on the right. Select âManage your Off-Facebook activityâ.
B. Youâll see a long list of sites and apps that share your activity with Facebook. You can wipe all the data in one fell swoop by clicking the âClear historyâ button. 1 The number that appears over a websiteâs icon 2 tells you how many times the site has reported your activity to Facebook.
C . If the number for a website is â2+â, click to see an exact figure. 1 If you donât want Facebook to receive any more information from this source, click the link to âTurn off future activity fromâŚâ 2 Be aware, however, that if you use Facebook to log into the website, you may lose your account.
D. To see what data companies have shared, click the âX interactions were receivedâ section. Scroll down and select Download Activity Details. To see off-Facebook activity only, click âDeselect allâ, scroll to âAds and businessesâ 1 and tick the box. 2 Scroll back up and click Create File.
E. Facebook sends an email to confirm that itâs creating the file and another when itâs done. Click the link to the âDownload your informationâ page, then âAvailable copiesâ. 1 Press the Download button, 2 unzip the file that downloads, and drag the index.html file into your browser.
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G. If you donât want Facebook to share your data with its partners, click the Manage Future Activity link, then the Manage Future Activity button. Switch off the âFuture off-Facebook activityâ option. 1 Facebook will warn that you may lose your logins, but if you donât mind, click Turn Off.