How to Stop Facebook from tracking you?

 

By Nirmal

Today’s topic is o “Master guide: to stop Facebook from tracking you on app and sites”. The social media giant “Facebook” recently has been criticized for its privacy and policy.

As the platform get accesses to our data which is much more than required basic functions. The Facebook company which includes Popular application like Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook itself start collecting your data once you sign up to their listed platforms.

Facebook itself has accepted that it tracks the users and business organization who uses their platforms. In order to understand how their ads, Web sites, apps are performing, they track data in order to suggest some relevant ideas and ads to the consumers.

But, Facebook intentions are not clear as they claimed that sharing our data with third party application.

I will provide with you some ways on which you can prevent Facebook from tracking your data. You can do this just by using your smartphone.

You simply have to go through the app settings section of the mobile and then just by disabling some unnecessary permissions you can save your data from the Facebook.

How do I stop Facebook from collecting my data?

You can’t disable all the data access to Facebook however you can limit them. You just need to follow, mentioned below step wise in order to stop Facebook from tracking your data.

 

• First step:

 

First step, just open the Facebook application on your device and just click on the three line(hamburger) icon, situated at top right corner of your screen.

• Second step:

Second step, scroll down the screen and just tap on “settings and privacy”

• Third step:

Third step, you will find your Facebook information heading >“off- Facebook activity” on following screen just click on that.

“The off- Facebook activity lets you get info about which application and sites you have visited. And shows you list of apps and sites which are sharing your data with Facebook. you can find whole information about what data is being shared with the Facebook just by clicking on each apps and sites. In case you want to import this data, then just click on the three dots (right side of your screen) of the off- Facebook activity

• Fourth step:

 

Fourth step, click on the delete history. It will lead to erasing of all the data which has been stored by the Facebook. once your history is deleted, all the apps on off- Facebook activity will disappear.

• Fifth step:

 

Fifth step, now to disable the option of tracking, you need to click through more options > “manage future activity” which is located above clear history.

• Sixth step:

 

Sixth step, click on manage future activity then click through the Future off Facebook activity.

The steps is also the same for the ios devices too, you just have the menu instead of three line icon in the Facebook application.

What will happen now after this steps?

After this, as your data is not being tracked by the Facebook application. So you won’t be able to see more personalized advertisements on Facebook. In order you want to see personalized application then you have to pay your data as a medium of exchange to them.

My verdict

I hope that now you are clear on the fact that how you can stop Facebook from tracking you on app and sites.

I think everyone of us which is a conscious about our privacy but can’t leave the platform like Facebook must uses this measures.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q1) Is off Facebook activity dangerous for the users?

Ans: There is no harm in doing this. But here is the fact that now you won’t be able to see personalized ads after this as it stops Facebook to collect your data from apps and sites.

Q2) Does Facebook eavesdrop?

Ans: yes the statement passed by the Jamie court that “ facebook is eavesdropping on us” is true. As we didn’t even realize in how many ways Facebook is tracking us. It won’t be wrong to say that facebook is spying on our conversations too.

Q3) Does Facebook sell your data?

Ans: The facebook claimed that it doesn’t sell your data.

Q4) What type of data is facebook collecting?

Ans: The Facebook has access about which site, app you visited. Which items you are searching on search engine, or which item you wish list, add to cart or purchase from ecommerce. By this they show you ads according to your taste.