Facebook tracks users even after they log out
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 04/04/2015 09:25 AM
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According to the latest report by the Belgian Privacy Commission, Facebook is accused of tracking users even after logging out.
The report also accuses the company of tracking users that don't even use Facebook. The commission accuses the company of using cookies and plug-ins to follow users who have deleted their profile or never signed up for an account.
Because of that, the company is in violation of European laws that require users to be able to choose whether to have tracking cookies placed on their device or not.
Facebook is accused of using the tracking cookies to deliver targeted ads.
According to The Verge: “When a logged-in Facebook user visits a site with Facebook social plug-ins, Facebook receives the Facebook ID and browser ID, along with the URL of the page being visited. [And] when a Facebook user explicitly logs out, Facebook keeps uniquely identifying … cookies in the browser, which are then used to track logged-out users across the web.”
Facebook has denied the report compiled by Belgian Privacy Commission. In a statement to The Verge, Facebook claimed that:
“This report contains factual inaccuracies. The authors have never contacted us, nor sought to clarify any assumptions upon which their report is based. Neither did they invite our comment on the report before making it public. We have explained in detail the inaccuracies in the earlier draft report … and have offered to meet with [the report’s commissioning body] to explain why it is incorrect, but they have declined to meet or engage with us.”
Source: Hakread
The report also accuses the company of tracking users that don't even use Facebook. The commission accuses the company of using cookies and plug-ins to follow users who have deleted their profile or never signed up for an account.Because of that, the company is in violation of European laws that require users to be able to choose whether to have tracking cookies placed on their device or not.
Facebook is accused of using the tracking cookies to deliver targeted ads.
According to The Verge: “When a logged-in Facebook user visits a site with Facebook social plug-ins, Facebook receives the Facebook ID and browser ID, along with the URL of the page being visited. [And] when a Facebook user explicitly logs out, Facebook keeps uniquely identifying … cookies in the browser, which are then used to track logged-out users across the web.”
Facebook has denied the report compiled by Belgian Privacy Commission. In a statement to The Verge, Facebook claimed that:
“This report contains factual inaccuracies. The authors have never contacted us, nor sought to clarify any assumptions upon which their report is based. Neither did they invite our comment on the report before making it public. We have explained in detail the inaccuracies in the earlier draft report … and have offered to meet with [the report’s commissioning body] to explain why it is incorrect, but they have declined to meet or engage with us.”
Source: Hakread
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