How does Facebook know which websites you visit ?

chaparral · 9 May 2020 at 20:59

This afternoon i was looking at the Cardo Pack Talk Bold headset on the cardosystems.com website

Tonight on my Facebook page i got this

Pho · 9 May 2020 at 21:05

They're using Facebook Pixel for analytics, when the tracking code is ran by the website it's loaded from Facebook's servers who are able to correlate your logged in Facebook session to the request.

Facebook must be harvesting insane amounts of user activity data, most sites on the net have some sort of Facebook "like" script or something on them.

chaparral · 9 May 2020 at 21:11

Pho said:
They're using Facebook Pixel for analytics, when the tracking code is ran by the website it's loaded from Facebook's servers who are able to correlate your logged in Facebook session to the request.

Facebook must be harvesting insane amounts of user activity data, most sites on the net have some sort of Facebook "like" script or something on them.

For some reason i feel that is so wrong..

They should have a button on the website you need to click to agree for them to be able to do stuff like this...

The_Abyss · 9 May 2020 at 21:12

It is a great comms unit btw. Been using mine for the past 2 years, replacing a Sena 20s. Far better.

chaparral · 9 May 2020 at 21:13

The_Abyss said:
It is a great comms unit btw. Been using mine for the past 2 years, replacing a Sena 20s. Far better.

Looking at getting one or two to replace my old Scala rider G4 headsets

Also i lost my zumo 590 so am looking at buying the new zumo XT

Bonjour · 9 May 2020 at 21:14

You can switch it off in your privacy settings.

COYS · 9 May 2020 at 21:19

I use the Facebook Container add-on for Firefox to try and stop the tracking

chaparral · 9 May 2020 at 21:20

Bonjour said:
You can switch it off in your privacy settings.

Is this in the edge browser settings or in facebook settings ?

easyrider · 9 May 2020 at 21:20

Use a VPN

Don’t use FB

The_Abyss · 9 May 2020 at 21:23

chaparral said:
Looking at getting one or two to replace my old Scala rider G4 headsets

Also i lost my zumo 590 so am looking at buying the new zumo XT

The new XT looks great. I'm stuck with the BMW system so waiting to see what they do. The Navigator VI is now discontinued...

Josh · 9 May 2020 at 21:28

Duckduckgo.

Thank me later.

wez130 · 9 May 2020 at 21:36

Settings / your facebook information / Off facebook activity

Diagro · 9 May 2020 at 21:45

Lol.

It's hoe it is

Bonjour · 9 May 2020 at 22:11

chaparral said:
Is this in the edge browser settings or in facebook settings ?

Facebook settings.

"Off-Facebook activity" is the setting you're after.

Malevolence · 9 May 2020 at 22:21

There was a Horizon programme called 'Inside the Social Network' either late last year or early this year that you should watch. Scary stuff.

chaparral · 10 May 2020 at 12:39

Thanks guys

i take a look through the facebook settings..

BowdonUK · 10 May 2020 at 13:44

I just been looking in that section.

There is an option to clear the list. But I haven't seen an option to switch it off.

krooton · 10 May 2020 at 13:53

How did you expect Facebook to pay for their running costs exactly? Nothing in this world is free.

wedrum · 10 May 2020 at 14:01

more to it i think, the OP was looking at blow up dolls which then flooded his facebook page.

TheVoice · 10 May 2020 at 14:02

BowdonUK said:
I just been looking in that section.

There is an option to clear the list. But I haven't seen an option to switch it off.

It's on the right-hand side (if you're on a desktop browser), called Manage Future Activity.