Electronic Frontier FoundationJan 17, 2025
Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/mad-meta-dont-let-them-collect-and-monetize-your-personal-data
Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data

If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect and profit from your personal data, here’s what you need to know.

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Show threadEdward Hasbrouck
@eff - Or, just don't use Meta services. Close your account(s) if you have/had them, and request that all data be expunged. (Although they collect data about even non-users.)
Jan 17, 2025 at 6:51pmWeb
Show threadMaggie MaybeJan 17, 2025
@ehasbrouck @eff I tried to make a comment in support of a house bill on the government website in my state (NH) and I got a little pop-up warning that Facebook would be able to track me across websites if I chose to leave a comment in that box. I don’t even have Facebook, but it sure as hell discouraged me from voicing support for a house bill that I support.
Show threadEdward HasbrouckJan 17, 2025
@maggiejk @eff - Sounds like an issue to raise with your state rep & senator. But would Facebook be able to track you when you left a comment on legislative proposal if you didn't have Facebook or Meta account or accept cookies from Facebook or Meta?