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US Congressmen: Facebook Evading Privacy Questions

Posted by Soulskill on from the you-can't-handle-the-truth dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Two U.S. congressmen have accused Facebook of evading questions about whether it tracks users in order to deliver targeted ads. Joe Barton, a Texas Republican, and Edward Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, said the social networking giant failed to adequately answer questions raised by a patent application that suggests Facebook could be tracking users on other websites. The duo previously asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate accusations that Facebook tracks its users even after they log out of the social network, an issue the company says it has since fixed."

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  1. Google Analytics by DCTech · · Score: -1, Troll

    Why don't they do anything about Google Analytics? It's MUCH larger privacy issue than Facebook like buttons and users have to go through the same trouble to block them both. They are also both installed by webmasters who agree to conditions. Google Analytics is on billions of websites, even Slashdot, and tracks EVERYTHING. They need to do something about that first.

    1. Re:Google Analytics by DCTech · · Score: 0, Troll

      It's not exactly the same. Google Analytics tracks all pages on domain, site-wide. Facebook buttons only the page where they are. There's a huge difference. Also, Google really likes to change the whole thing about knowing your real name.

    2. Re:Google Analytics by datavirtue · · Score: -1, Troll

      Google Google Google....this about FaceBook bashing, NOT Google! Your ID isn't low enough to change the subject. Bye Bye

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      I object to power without constructive purpose. --Spock
    3. Re:Google Analytics by DCTech · · Score: 0, Troll

      You're wrong. Google Analytics is installed inside head of html document, and you almost always do this in the template so it really goes to every page on site. Facebook buttons are only on the pages where it makes sense, like news items. On top of that Google Analytics is used on like 99% of sites while Facebook buttons are on far less. Analytics is currently much larger privacy issue, and you know it.