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Facebook Users Complain of New Ad-Based Tracking

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the when-aren't-they-complaining dept.

Tech.Luver noted a story about facebook users complaining over ads where their shopping habits are shared with their friends as if they are endorsing products. The neatest part is that you can opt out- if you click a box that disappears after 20 seconds... wait to long, and they assume you are totally fine with it.

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  1. Re:What do you expect on a free service? by DavidSev · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Sounds like you go to a stupid university.
    I have never had anyone tell me to go to facebook, which is good, as I don't have a facebook account.
    That and at my university every gets given a short email account, so we just use them, if necessary.
    (And people do check the emails, as the university send out lots of important info via it.)