steven36 Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Judge dismisses lawsuit accusing Facebook of tracking users’ activity, saying responsibility was on plaintiffs to keep browsing history private A judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Facebook of tracking users’ web browsing activity even after they logged out of the social networking site. The plaintiffs alleged that Facebook used the “like” buttons found on other websites to track which sites they visited, meaning that the Menlo Park, California-headquartered company could build up detailed records of their browsing history. The plaintiffs argued that this violated federal and state privacy and wiretapping laws. US district judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California, dismissed the case because he said that the plaintiffs failed to show that they had a reasonable expectation of privacy or suffered any realistic economic harm or loss. Davila said that plaintiffs could have taken steps to keep their browsing histories private, for example by using the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out tool or using “incognito mode”, and failed to show that Facebook illegally “intercepted” or eavesdropped on their communications. “Facebook’s intrusion could have easily been blocked, but plaintiffs chose not to do so,” said Davila, who dismissed an earlier version of the five-year-old case in October 2015. Clicking on the Facebook “like” button on a third party website – for example, theguardian.com – allows people to share pieces of content to Facebook without having to copy and paste the link into a status update on the social network. When a user visits a page with an embedded “like” button, the web browser sends information to both Facebook and the server where the page is located. “The fact that a user’s web browser automatically sends the same information to both parties does not establish that one party intercepted the user’s communication with the other,” said Davila. The plaintiffs cannot bring privacy and wiretapping claims again, Davila said, but can pursue a breach of contract claim again. Australian internet security blogger Nik Cubrilovic first discovered that Facebook was apparently tracking users’ web browsing after they logged off in 2011. Responding to Cubrilovic, Facebook engineer Gregg Stefancik confirmed that Facebook has cookies that persist after log-out as a safety measure (to prevent others from trying to access the account) but that the company does not use the cookies to track users or sell personal information to third parties. However, in 2014 Facebook started using web browsing data for delivering targeted “interest-based” advertising – which explains why you see ads for products you have already been looking at online appear in your Facebook feed. To address privacy concerns, Facebook introduced a way for users to opt out of this type of advertising targeting from within user settings. “We are pleased with the court’s ruling,” said a Facebook spokeswoman. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowledge-Spammer Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 is time to remove facebook from this site on bottom of page no? who is admin or mod on the facebook page ? who makes the posts ? https://www.facebook.com/nsanedowncom/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 1 minute ago, knowledge said: is time to remove facebook from this site on bottom of page no? who is admin or mod on the facebook page ? who makes the posts ? https://www.facebook.com/nsanedowncom/ I don't have facebook at the bottom of the page i use filters in my adblocker that removes all that crap from all sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowledge-Spammer Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 8 hours ago, steven36 said: I don't have facebook at the bottom of the page i use filters in my adblocker that removes all that crap from all sites ok i mean lets say a users login from this site to facebook as they use both if he click like and facebook can see both or all things i not use facebook but it seem a users of mod or admin from this site use facebook and post but not have time to comment with us its users on both sites who is the poster for facebook u no this info the name of him maybe ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 Just now, knowledge said: ok i mean lets say a users login from this site to facebook as they use both if he click like and facebook can see both or all things i not use facebook but it seem a users of mod or admin from this site use facebook and post but not have time to comment with us its users on both sites who is the poster for facebook u no this info the name of him maybe ? almost every site i go too have this facebook , google + and twitter crap logging you're data so i block it on all sites .. Some people at this site may use Facebook to sign in here . Some people don't care so i think privacy is ones own responsibility . It's a dog eat dog world out there . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowledge-Spammer Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 but who from this site is the poster on facebook someone must no this info no ? https://www.facebook.com/nsanedowncom/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 20 minutes ago, knowledge said: but who from this site is the poster on facebook someone must no this info no ? https://www.facebook.com/nsanedowncom/ Its fine with me if they remove and its fine with me if they don't, i think its one of the admins who decides to remove it . If you are not a member at facebook they cant tie you to there data no ways and if you're using a vpn they don't know what you're real ip is to track you . All these sites have been tracking our post for years, you just can't see it no more they removed our ability to see it after one of the board upgrades here. (being able to see visitors and bots) , they be bots on site recording everything you say and post, so removing that want really help much. Its not a closed site its a open board were everything you say is being recorded . You cant get very much privacy in public because you're speaking or posting in public and all these sites are keeping records of everything you say. Yahoo. Google , Microsoft Bing and Facebook all have bots visiting here. Thats how people can find topics and stuff when search is broke and how new users find the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starsfighter Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 To help personalise content, tailor and measure ads and provide a safer experience, we use cookies. By clicking on or navigating the site, you agree to allow us to collect information on and off Facebook through cookies. Learn more, including about available controls: Cookies Policy. they think by putting that above homepage they have the right to collect all information about you ,,, sell them your privacy to use their service for free ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avitar Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 If you're not paying for it, you are not the consumer, you are the product being sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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