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Each Facebook User is Monitored by Thousands of Companies (themarkup.org)
submitted 10 months ago by 111@zerobytes.monster to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Website owners can configure the pixel to track user website interactions such as searches or filling out a form, sending each action to Meta, even if the user doesn’t have an account on Facebook.

Haven't had a facebook account in over a decade, but I have no doubts that they still have loads of data about me.

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Isn't the tracker pixel really old news hy now?

I've never even been to the Facebook website, at all, ever. When I first heard of it I knew it was bad news.

Like you, I'm sure they still know lots about me

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think "metal pixel" has just become what they call their trackers, not that its an actual pixel any longer. I could be wrong but I've heard references to the "meta pixel" for enough years after most companies switch to JS or other methods that I jumped to conclusions.

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

I so want to build a proxy that strips stuff like this, host it on a RPi with PiHole. Maybe a proxy could essentially apply a filtering CSS?

Do enterprise level firwalls/IDS/IPS have some capability Ike this? Seems it would be the thing to do, ensuring some security against phishing.