Facebook will now be able to track non-Facebook users

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  1. baudwalk

    baudwalk Senior Investor

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    Facebook is changing the way it serves ads across the internet. Ads on third-party websites shared by the Audience Network will be tracked. Read the gory details here.

    http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2016/05/27/facebook-will-now-track-even-if-youre-not-facebook-user.html

    VPN (Virtual Private Networking) has the capability of hiding one's IP addresses. Solutions for PC users have been avail for years. Now Betternet has a VPN solution for Android and iOS users. Details here:

    http://bgr.com/2016/04/21/unlimited-free-vpn-chrome-how-to/
     
  2. JR Ewing

    JR Ewing Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Apparently google can now track our tv viewing and select advertising based upon that. :mad:
     
  3. baudwalk

    baudwalk Senior Investor

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    GM. Yes, Google can. Google rules the world. Remember the opening to The Outer Limits?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Outer_Limits_(1963_TV_series)
     
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