[LINK] RFC: Submission re Online Privacy

[Stilgherrian]

On 01/12/2010, at 7:14 AM, Richard Chirgwin wrote:
> Roger - yet more for you to add to the list of intrusive applications.
> 
> http://www.thinq.co.uk/2010/11/30/facebooks-button-tracking-you/
> 
>> 
>>  Facebook's 'Like This' button is tracking you
>> 
>> Whether you click it or not

And, for that matter, whether you have or use a Facebook account or not. Any site with a Facebook button is using a facebook.com tracking cookie, so they can build some sort of profile even if they can't immediately link it back to a detailed profile of information you voluntarily upload.

Stil


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