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'Like' Button Follows Web Users - WSJ.com
Internet users tap Facebook Inc.'s "Like" and Twitter Inc.'
FB investigation by Irish
Web Application Security Blog | Tracking performed by social networks
In this blog post I analyze methods of user tracking which are performed by popular social network websites such as Facebook , Twitter , Xing , and recently Google+ . Each of these social networks have buttons (called Like , Tweet , Visitors , and +1 buttons) which are installed on numerous websites. I try to put some light on the actions performed by those buttons and how they track users around the web, even when they don't click those buttons.
Facebook Struggles to Explain Its Web-Tracking Practices
Facebook’s business is built on trust, but that trust has been shaken over the past few weeks by criticism and speculation regarding how it uses browser cookies to get data about users.
BBC News - Facebook fixes ID cookie glitch
Many websites use cookies to help remember their visitors' personal settings He concluded the company might still be able to track members' web browsing after they logged out, albeit only on websites that integrate with Facebook. "There was no security or privacy breach—Facebook did not store or use any information it should not have.
Cookies espions : Facebook réfute, avant pourtant de corriger
Débat - Mis en cause, Facebook a d’abord réfuté toute anomalie de ses cookies, avant d’assurer qu’il allait finalement effectuer des corrections, en supprimant ainsi deux cookies après déconnexion de l’utilisateur. Voilà encore un épisode qui ne devrait guère profiter à l’image du réseau social. Quelques jours plus tôt, un hacker australien, Nik Cubrilovic, révélait que Facebook pouvait continuer à collecter des données sur la navigation de ses utilisateurs après que ceux-ci se soient déconnectés.
With ‘frictionless sharing,’ Facebook and news orgs push boundaries of online privacy | Poynter.
Facebook again may have gone too far in its quest to make privacy obsolete, and this time some news organizations could get burned by going along with it. Facebook spent years making it easier for us to share by building its network and placing “Like” buttons across the Web.Priv3 Selectively Stops Third-Party Sites from Sending Your Info to Facebook, Google, Twitter, and More
Firefox: It's not just Facebook that's actively tracking your movements on the Web without your consent: Google, LinkedIn, and others do the same, although most other services make it easier to opt out.
Hacker News | Facebook Disconnect
Sweet. Another thing you can do is opening an incognito window for all your facebook/google sessions.
Update : Facebook fixes cookie behavior after logging out .
Facebook denies cookie tracking allegations | ZDNet
FB Is Tracking Your Every Move