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FYI - LinkedIn Is Using Your Photo and Your Actions In Social Advertising. The Filter Bubble. Privacy Policy. Panopticlick. Facebook instant personalization: How to disable it, and why. Updated: see below.

Facebook instant personalization: How to disable it, and why

Facebook's 'instant personalization' feature allows the walls between the social network and the world to be broken through for a seamless experience for all. While many have not been able to access the instant personalisation feature yet, many have found that it is turned on by default so many will be entirely unaware the feature even exists. However, this raises concerns amongst the 500 million and growing population of the social network, with the potential for better targeted adverts and more of your data handed out to other websites.

Information that is set or has been set to 'Everyone' may have already been copied elsewhere. How it works. The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You (9781594203008): Eli Pariser. A Primer on Information Theory and Privacy. If we ask whether a fact about a person identifies that person, it turns out that the answer isn't simply yes or no.

A Primer on Information Theory and Privacy

If all I know about a person is their ZIP code, I don't know who they are. If all I know is their date of birth, I don't know who they are. If all I know is their gender, I don't know who they are. Opt Out From Online Behavioral Advertising By Participating Companies (BETA)