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18How to Block the Facebook Beacon
Facebook has been using the Facebook Beacon to track what web sites users use, and shares this information with its partner sites. The Idea Shower blog explains the concept, as well as how to block the Beacon, and provides interesting updates on public and media response.
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Posted At : March 18, 2008 1:55 PM | Posted By : Barbara R. Monroe
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On March 18, Facebook announced several new privacy features to give users greater control over which profile elements can be viewed by individual friends. For instance, a user can post a cell phone number that not all friends can view. As reported in this story, "[t]he new privacy features announced Tuesday don't extend to Beacon, however, so users who opt into that program still can't specify which friends receive Beacon alerts." Source: AP Story on Wired News http://tinyurl.com/26wrjp
# Posted By Roger
| 3/19/08 12:40 PM
Yes. Facebook Beacon is basically an effective tool that works through the use of a 1x1 GIF web bug on the third-party site and Facebook cookies.
# Posted By Logo Design Guru
| 5/16/08 6:08 AM
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