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You can mostly block Facebook. If you block all their domains, and then throw in a browser extension like Facebook Container for good measure, you should be okay. Luckily, the internet will function without Faceook. The problem with Google is that they own so much infrastructure, providing services that many people wouldn't even think of, that your version of the world wide web would be very neutered if you figured out a way to block access to all Google servers. There is no avoiding them, or Amazon.
Seriously.
I've switched to Firefox for their official Firefox extension Facebook Container which is a privacy feature preventing Facebook scripts around the web from automatically logging your IP and website traffic and then sending them to Facebook's servers.
Good question; I wondered the same thing the other day after reading a related post.
There's actually a well-written explanation near the end of the description on the Facebook Container addons page. Here are a couple of the main points: > Multi-Account Containers doesn’t prevent you from opening non-Facebook sites in your Facebook Container.
and
> Facebook Container also deletes Facebook cookies from your other containers on install and when you restart the browser, to clean up any potential Facebook trackers. Multi-Account Containers does not do that for you.
Of course, Multi-Account Containers plus Temporary Containers along with Cookie Auto-Delete can provide even more control/protection, but it can be difficult to get the configuration just right.
They did build an extension that does that specifically for Facebook. You could conceivably use the one it's based on (which they also built) to sandbox Google, though it wouldn't be as thorough.
Well there is stuff like the "Disconnect" and Privacy Badger and other extensions that can block a lot of stuff. But the most powerful tool are the containers. For example there is a facebook container. It basically isolates your facebook login to tabs where facebook is open. That way facebook can't track your browsing habbits as easily. There is also a general account container extension. It isolates your different saved logins to certain tabs.
A good way to protect yourself is to use the Firefox Facebook Container add-on, if you are fine with that browser.
It deletes cookies and thus protects against "shadow" accounts, and even protects your identity if you occasionally still connect to your facebook account for events and whatnot.
It might still not be foolproof, as Facebook seem to have expanded their tracking to IPs as well, but it's the best form of protection I have found.
Unfortunately, not even the upcoming GDPR regulation doesn't seem to properly protect against the scale of Facebook tracking, we might need to develop new regulation just for this.
Ik had hem gisteren al eens gelinkt, maar de Facebook Container is een add-on die alle Facebookgerelateerde verkeer scheidt van al het andere verkeer, waardoor Facebook je niet meer op andere sites kan volgen. Volgens mij komt dat zinnetje "niet te veel delen op Facebook" daarmee dan meer in de buurt van de realiteit. Waarschijnlijk zelfs verstandig voor mensen die hun Facebookaccount wel opzeggen, die worden anders immers ook nog overal gevolgd.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/
>Pl minden oldalon a kis ikon, hogy likeolj minket, az egyben azt is jelenti hogy a facebook tudja, hogy megnézted azt az oldalt.
"Hah, take that!" - Firefox's Facebook container
I suggest getting on Firefox and using the Facebook container extension. It forces all Facebook stuff to stay within a container, keeping them from seeing stuff you do on the rest of the web.
I don't get the point of DDG Privacy Essentials if you are using uBlock Origin.
I have seen HTTPS Everywhere slow down Firefox, but supposedly their new build is faster.
I use a fork of the Facebook Container: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container-newalexndra/
Dark Reader has been known to slow down certain pages.
>container Facebook
Is this https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/ what you're talking about or am I missing something?
- Facebook container
- Tree style tab. Pas un addon de sécu mais je peux plus m'en passer. Seul pb on ne peut pas cacher les onglets horizontaux avec la nouvelle API (pour le moment en tous cas).
There's a mechanic in Firefox where the browser can effectively create "sub-browsers", which consistently but independently (of the main browser) track things such as cookies, logins, etc. There are various addons to make use of this, the most flexible is one where you can custom-configure everything called Multi Account Containers and there's also specialized "automagic" addons like Facebook Container.
It's really quite nifty, not only for privacy purposes but also to do things like access my SO's Amazon Prime video streaming while having another amazon tab open to order something, on my account.
Als tussenoplossing kun je misschien de Facebook Container gebruiken, waardoor alles wat je op andere sites doet niet bij Facebook terechtkomt.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/
Personally I use Facebook to keep in touch with family and friends. My posts are usually agitation or information that's suppressed or not widely available. I use browser extensions to block ads and fence out facebook as much as I can. In short I try to use Facebook more than it uses me.
More generally under capitalism everything is about capital using us for a profit. I don't think there's anything especially unique or threatening about facebook versus. Almost all of technology and science are destructive and exploitative under our current system.
related: /r/makhaevism
Not quite, but very similar. Facebook Container is a specialized add-on with extra protections from Facebook tracking.
Both are good extensions though! (Disclaimer: I'm an author on both of them! ;)
You absolutely can. Any page with a "like on facebook" button is allowing facebook to track you. Even if you don't have an account they build a profile on you using other identifiers.
That's why Privacy Badger is important. If you are on Firefox consider also getting the Facebook Container extension by Mozilla.
I would use Firefox with Facebook Container or Firefox Multi-Account Container. What you're trying to accomplish is done by multiple companies that are using your browser's fingerprint and your IP, you can't disable that but only mitigate its effects.
Facebook Container by Mozilla also bypasses paywalls. It's a great extension that I think everyone should be using to protect themselves and their privacy.
Unfortunately, those buttons are on pretty much every single news website, so that would mean never reading a news article (probably good for all of our mental health though, but terrible for staying informed about important issues). The fact that Facebook is so ingrained into everything means that combating it will be very difficult to accomplish unless we take a mitigationist kind of strategy. For limiting the ability of Facebook to track you all over the web, I definitely recommend using a privacy respecting browser like FireFox, then install the Facebook container ad-on.
Not sure how many people do this, but there are browser extensions and browsers with built-in scriptblocking and anti-tracking features. Also, the tracking only works in conjunction with websites using embedded Facebook features like comments or like buttons. I'd say Google tracking is far more prevalent, as they offer a wide array of services for web applications.
Ublock Origin+Ghostery+Facebook Container should block that or at least the most of it.
> Ha közösségi médiát használsz akkor arra külön böngészőt telepits.
Mivel mindenki chromeot haszznal ezt nem sokan ismerik de eleg jo: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/
If you still need to log on to facebook you can customize firefox with anti tracking addons and settings, check out privacyguides.org. You can also containerize Facebook using the Facebook containers addon, that way Facebook can't track you on other websites
A privacy friendly workaround I use is a fake profile and the Facebook Container extension with Firefox. Of course this violates Facebook's terms of service, but I couldn't care less about that.
For any apes that use Firefox (not sure about a Chrome extension, but if you're using Chrome you don't care about your privacy anyways), I highly recommend getting the Facebook Container add-on.
It also comes with Facebook Container, which keeps Facebook in its own container (which makes it harder for the various Facebook trackers on the web to link to your identity).
First thing to do is to ditch the apple ecosystem as much as you can. I'm not saying you need to toss your MacBook and iphone, but moving to services that aren't locked behind a walled garden does a lot help you move down the line.
Safari --> Firefox
- in Firefox, keep extensions to a minimum as they increase attack surface. A couple of useful privacy enhancing extensions to use:
iMessage/Facebook Messenger --> signal(matrix if you can convince your friends/family to move, but as of current signal is more user friendly)
Dump Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, etc. They are privacy nightmares and not safe.
Some might tell you that you need a VPN to protect your privacy. I'd add the caveat that it can help, but it doesn't fix it. It's a tool to use, not a solution.
If you have the resources, set up your own pihole server for DNS. If not, use a DNS provider that has a good privacy policy (applied privacy is pretty good, speed is iffy though).
Most important thing to remember though is that companies can change their values on a whim.
I really like Tree Style Tab by Piro. Tabs will be placed to the side and organized into parent-daughter relationships. Having tabs on the side makes the tab titles easy to read . You can move tabs at will, whether from one parent to another, or even out of a tree (becoming its own parent). This is handy for grouping and regrouping things like shopping, news, or research. Trees can go many degrees deep - I've tried up to 6 levels, but I don't know why I'd really do this regularly. Trees can be collapsed for compactness. Last I used Chrome, there was nothing as good as Tree Style Tab. Vivaldi (Chromium-based) can do side tabs and grouping, but no trees.
Also try Containers (built into Firefox). I haven't explored it fully, but I can open Amazon under my own account, then open my sister's Amazon in a new Container (she has Prime!). On top of this, you can get an add-on called Facebook Container that keeps FB from looking at cookies from other sites.
For security and privacy add-ons, take a look around r/privacy. Firefox is a favorite there.
> using web browser plug-ins which block such tracking-related code
In terms of Facebook, there's a good tool called Facebook Container (for Firefox) which silos away your Facebook session and prevents it contaminating the other sites you visit in the same session: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/
It's an addon that keeps companies from tracking you across the web. They have one made specifically for facebook https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/
There's also Multi-Account containers. I have different containers for Reddit, google apps, and social media
I'm not on Facebook anymore but I recently found this app the helps prevent Facebook from tracking you across the web: Facebook Container by Mozilla.
Are you using Facebook Container or the Multi-account Containers?
Facebook Container addon for Firefox. Open the game in a new tab and you can assign it to one of several container rules. Stops sites tracking your activity outside of their domain.
Container addons. FB container for example https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/
Firefox is the only browser vendor that did anything about Cambridge Analytica. They also stopped publishing ads on Facebook as a sign of protest.
PS: If you use Facebook, I would recommend using Firefox's excellent Facebook Container extension, which denies Facebook the ability to (easily) track you outside of their own website.
There are other container extensions built for other websites, and you can generate your own by using the Multi-Account Container extension.
That's good. Just try the ublock origin for starts. If you are using Facebook, then install this plugin: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/
It will prevent Facebook to know what you are doing on the web.
I think the most important thing is to use common sense. If you plan to go to suspicious sites, better do it in Virtualbox, don't install plugins which you don't know of, don't use random ubuntu ppa-s, etc.
Just use Firefox with this addon if you only want it for facebook: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/
If you wanna have every site "trapped" in it's own container use this two addons combined:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/temporary-containers/
And this is why I rarely use facebook - I only have one so my family from overseas can message me if they need to. Aside from my name, I don't have any pics and I use memes in my bio.
I know this topic is about VR but since we're talking facebook, privacy is the main issue here. If you want to take it more seriously then read on:
For Firefox users, I highly recommend using the Facebook Containers addon. It essentially isolates facebook into a tab and doesn't let it track you when you try to leave the site - that's the simple explanation. Read the addon page for more info.
For those that really want to get serious about reducing/preventing tracking from sites ( not just facebook ), I highly recommend reading up on how to use Multi-Account Containers and Temporary Containers as it essentially isolates every site you go to making it harder to track you.
There's also noscript and ublock origin for blocking the actual trackers/ads, but this may be a bit more complicated to set up for the casual user. All of the above addons ( aside from Facebook containers since the other container addons do the same thing ) are what I personally use.
Note that they're not 100% fool proof. You can't stop what facebook and other sites already have on you but at least from now on you can surf the web with clothes on instead of being naked.
Try switching to Firefox for more privacy protection (keep uBlock Origin though!), they even have a Facebook Container if that's something you're interested in.
> Is there a way to set it?
Once you've created your container you can limit which sites are allowed to use it.
Things with Facebook are a little more complicated because they use a lot of different domains. Because of this, you may want to consider using the Facebook Container alongside Mult-Account Containers.
What does it do? Facebook Container works by isolating your Facebook identity into a separate container that makes it harder for Facebook to track your visits to other websites with third-party cookies.
How does it work? Installing this extension closes your Facebook tabs, deletes your Facebook cookies, and logs you out of Facebook. The next time you navigate to Facebook it will load in a new blue colored browser tab (the “Container”). You can log in and use Facebook normally when in the Facebook Container. If you click on a non-Facebook link or navigate to a non-Facebook website in the URL bar, these pages will load outside of the container. Clicking Facebook Share buttons on other browser tabs will load them within the Facebook Container. You should know that using these buttons passes information to Facebook about the website that you shared from.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/
Facebook Container is an official Firefox extension that puts Facebook webpages into its own "container". Think of it as opening Facebook in a second browser. This makes it impossible for Facebook to use cookies to spy on you across different sites.
I have dealt many times with people who need Facebook for things but want to avoid the marketing maw and privacy nightmare it represents. My recommendation is use a dedicated browser for Facebook and don't login to anything else in that browser.
Personally my daily driver is Chrome, but I keep Firefox around just for Facebook. I even go so far as to use Facebook Container, which keeps it sandboxed even within FireFox so that if I happen to open other things in Firefox, FB does not get to "see" that.
Haven't seen this one so I'll say Facebook Container. Not sure how useful it is though.
Also ublock origin as everyone else mentioned
It literally does specifically target FB though. Facebook container is a first-party extension that Firefox will suggest you install. Mozilla also curates recommended extensions which include ad blockers that specifically mention that they block ads on Facebook.
It's not that important whether it is big data or not (it's just a reference to the size of the data company has to process, and yes, with FB volumes it is big data). It's also less about what data FB collects (although FB is probably the most aggressive data collection machine; so aggressive that Firefox ended up introducing special FB container to contain it). But there are many companies that collect data (data brokers) and then sell it.
The most important thing is to whom FB can show ads. FB has the biggest audience, which also spends much more time on FB than in say google search. Since companies most often buys impressions, in terms of "reach" - how many impressions you can show to the relevant audience - FB beats competition by miles.
I use the Facebook Container extension because it also blocks Facebook tracking. You can put any tab or number of tabs into any container. So you could have a Personal container with your gmail logged in. And have another for Work with your work google account. All sessions and cookies and logins persist in containers. You can create your own containers as well, like one named for each tenant.
I use it to manage separate office tenants without having to continually log out and back in.
There’s other extensions but this one has always worked perfect.
I am using the addon called Facebook Container as a workaround for this issue .
This is a general warning provided by the optional Facebook Container extension about sharing your email address with any website. It even appears for Mozilla's own newsletter. Sites can share their email database with Facebook without requiring any code on the page.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/
I use mozilla, but you're bound to find something similar for chrome.
> Also Compartmentalize your browsing. One E mail id, one browser for your official stuff. And another email id and browser for shopping. And another email and browser for social media, and use tor for regular browsing.
I highly recommend Firefox Multi-Account Containers, it was specifically made for this use case.
There's also Facebook Container to prevent Facebook tracking you on other sites, note that this will probably disable those login with Facebook options.
I really like Mozilla's "Facebook Container" addon: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/
It effectively sandboxes all Facebook (and Facebook-owned) sites, even in cases like a Reddit post that links to Instagram. I can still access these sites no problem, however they're hosted in a container which means it can't communicate outside of that container.
> You may need two different web browsers (Chrome & Edge, for example) or a separate incognito/private window of one browser.
If you're a Firefox user, you can also install the containers extension (it's an extension, but it's a first-party one from Mozilla itself); this will basically act the same as a separate browser in terms of cookies and such, except that you can share the same windows and, unlike incognito windows, if you have passwords set for your guest user or whatever you can continue to save that in the browser. Not a huge difference, but it's an awesome thing to have anyway and, with the Facebook container extension (also first-party) close to a killer feature for Firefox if you're a FB user IMO.
All that said, I think I've had luck not worrying about any of this and just using a different tab -- but I can't say I've done too much in that direction.
> I have noticed it on several occasions.
Everywhere there's Facebook Pixel connected.
Start using uBlock Origin please. You will also save TONS of your dataplan. At least Firefox and containers, there's even one dedicated to Facebook
The “like & share” buttons are easily handled with a good browser extension.
Firefox has the Facebook Container extension that does some decent work as far as disabling those.
But I get what you mean. But it has to help reduce the overall footprint, at least.
Firefox has an add-on made by Mozilla to specifically contain Facebook that doesn't require that you really do anything.
But the previous poster was talking about using Firefox's built-in container feature for other things too. Not just this Facebook Container add-on.
Oh nice, it's actually developed by Mozilla too...thanks for the heads up about Facebook Container by Mozilla Firefox
I'm not sure about the first question.
For the Container question, the description on the Facebook Container addon page includes a pretty thorough explanation of how it uses parts of Firefox Multi-Account Containers but also adds several additional features that are aimed specifically at Facebook (and Facebook-affiliated sites like Instagram).
After reading that description, if you still have any lingering Container questions, by all means, ask away and we'll be happy to help.
Containers as an API for extensions are in unmodified Firefox, but you need an extension to be able to use them. There's Multi-Account Containers and Facebook Container for official extensions, as well as third-party ones like Temporary Containers.
If you log in to Facebook via Tor they will have just as much info as if you logged in without Tor. If you log into anything via Tor you’re defeating the purpose by voluntarily deanonymizing yourself (unless you’re using it to get around government censors and don’t care as long as it’s not on you local network).
Instead, if you want to stop Facebook specifically from tracking you around the web install the Facebook Container browser extension. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/ it prevents facebook cookies from being accessed outside of their sites so other sites don’t report back.
this one?
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/
i didn't realize that my browser allows websites (like online stores for example) to access my browser's Facebook cookies
do you know how to secure a browser against general data access like the above example?
It's an external addon that in this case is developed by Mozilla itself. I may have been mistaken about it being enabled by default, but I do at least recall being automatically notified by a browser update that it was available, without being previously aware of its existence. I wish Firefox had a bigger market of the browsers, since they seem to do the most to protect privacy.
Firefox addons are also the first open-source software store I can think of that functioned the way we generally expect them to today.
Vale mais apena usar o Facebook Container, ou o Multi Account Containers mesmo, (sendo o ultimo mais generico e precisando de mais configuração), mas né, opinião minha.
There is a firefox facebook container extension that helps block fb, definitely run that if you would like more coverage from their tracking.
LINK: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/
They also have a plugin that will put all of facebook in its own sandbox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/
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It seems some of the URLs that you shared contain trackers.
Try these cleaned URLs instead: https://www.facebook.com/help/1561485474074139
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/
If you'd like me to clean URLs before you post them, you can send me a private message with the URL and I'll reply with a cleaned URL.
Install this addon for facebook
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/
Google is harder to deal with.
Better solution is Facebook Container for firefox, because you don't have to worry about Facebook quietly changing your privacy settings.
There is also this great firefox plugin to stop them from stalking you across the internet called Facebook Container for firefox.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/
Yeah, that stuff is good.
I got the same situation (well, kind of) as you do. If you love the containers, check out this one: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/
Special container for Facebook and related sites. Opens Facebook and related sites automatically in that container, and Facebook trackers on sites opened in other containers are thrown in there too.
u/timcoooker if you don't know this one yet, you're going to love it too.
> Edit: you didn't really think the share to Facebook button on YouPorn was really for sharing videos to Facebook, did you?
stop that shady shit with extensions like facebook container or just use Ublock Origin and/or Privacy Badger
the easiest way is to use a web extension to automatically use a container for the right site: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/
can also right click on tab or new-tab buttons and select a container.
Container tabs inside private browsing would be nice, if I'm using private browsing I want to be private (hence the name), why can't I sandbox my browsing in private mode while normal browsing can which for me is a flaw since I don't always use normal browsing.
Also one thing that would be cool is taking the concept of Facebook Container and applying it to every single websites, every time a new domain is reached a new container is made.
I tend to use a script blocker (ScriptSafe) and a tab container add-on simultaneously.
There's this (theregister(dot)co(dot)uk article) add-on (direct link to add-on) that got rolled out by Mozilla not too long ago, as well. It minimises the tracking to an extent.
Meanwhile, ScriptSafe allows you to choose which scripts you want to allow to be run when the page loads.
This would only allow access to publicly available pages, if you want to avoid logging in at all, however.
To get past being forced to log in, I'd use search engine queries for searching for pages and such.
What I've shared likely doesn't solve everything, although it does reduce the tracking by a significant amount. I'm open to listen to any other solutions :)
That's why you use all of your Facebook log-ins in a Firefox Facebook container. It segments off all of Facebook's tracking data into its own container, along with any other sites you use a Facebook login for.
I don’t think this is possible. On desktop, you could use the Facebook container on Firefox to reduce Facebook tracking ( just reduce, not remove). Your out of luck on mobile. Deleting any Facebook apps would help, and when you use Facebook on mobile, only use ‘private’ browsing. But really, the only way to stop the tracking is to fully block all their services.
Step one: delete Facebook account, there's no legit reason for keeping that pile of shit around. 'but my friends are still...', no!
Step two: install Facebook container add-on, this block everything Facebook on any site.
If you're stuck to using Facebook by the way, I'd recommend using the Firefox addon; Facebook Containers, it drastically helps keep Facebook away from more of your personal data if you really have to use it.
I hope this helped, have an amazing rest of your day!
The other answer is good, but here's a specific example -- https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/
That addon ensures that whenever you go to Facebook, you are doing so from a dedicated Facebook container. Whenever you're on FB leave, you leave the FB container. This isolates Facebook's cookies to Facebook and only FB.
Normally, when there is a "like" button on some other site, FB gets information about you and what site you are visiting, including tracking you across sites. (At least... I'm pretty sure this is true? Someone please correct me if not. I tried to fact check this but found it hard to determine exactly what FB does with it. I will say that from news articles, embedding a Like button appears to expose you to significant GDPR problems if you are subject to that; so that should give you an idea of there being privacy concerns.) That extension means that the cookies used for that container are isolated from your FB account.
> Guess I'm cheap and paranoid.
Do you have a facebook or instagram account? Do you constantly keep your phone app permissions like location data locked down? Some people only see some but not all of the invasive ways you're being tracked or are vulnerable.
This isn't supposed to be a response on being hypocritical, but more of an awareness comment to hopefully allow you (and others) to protect themselves if they weren't aware in the first place.
Places like the Electron Frontier Foundation with their tools along with Firefox's Facebook container are good starting points for protecting yourself and being exposed to more attack vectors.
And don't forget to use password managers!
This is interesting to see given that the contextual identities/containers api does not support android.
Perhaps at some point there was a bug that allowed for the installation of Facebook Container on android.
Without the proper api being supported, even though you were able to install FC on android, you can be sure FC was not truly containing your facebook cookies.
As you already know FC does not show on the FF Addon page for Mobiles. When you visit the desktop addons page for FC using FF for android, you are presented with a notice letting you know said addon is not supported https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/
Possible Solutions. Keep FF and install FF Preview and make this your facebook browser. Install uBlockO and your preferred lists. Set the browser to deleted cookies and any other data you like on quit.
Also, on FF, I suggest installing Cookie AutoDelete. This addons will make sure to keep your firefox free from unwanted cookies after you leave/close X site out
This appears to be the case. Idk what to tell you, it's not hard to make an account. If you're against doing that I understand, I deleted my account for years. You don't have to hand over all your data. I have Firefox with a Facebook Container plugin: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/
That's because I have to enable Facebook scripts in noscript to use the site, so this is a good compromise.
From that link:
> THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL ADDON FROM MOZILLA! It is a fork of the Facebook Container addon.
The official one is here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/
If you have firefox, install "facebook container", even you don't have/don't use a facebook account: you'll be surprised how often and from where fb tracks you, it's not a social network anymore (has it ever been?), it's a worlwide consumer tracking system, the social network part is just a subsystem to it.
I'd suggest also trying the Facebook Container, which automatically opens any Facebook related link (and most Facebook related tracking) in its own container, preventing them from seeing other site's cookies, etc.
Yes, as long as you have the Facebook Container extension installed, you will be anonymous to Facebook on other sites, so the data that sites would like to send via tracking pixels will not be tied to your Facebook account.
Firefox itself also blocks Facebook now (as part of “social media trackers”), so that’s an additional layer of protection.
Facebook tracks you all over the internet using cookies. You can put it in a box on its own where it can't see anything else you do.
Clicking "Like on Facebook" icons on 3rd party websites won't work after you install this one for Firefox.
On Firefox, I use Facebook Container by Mozilla. It will load anything from Facebook (including pixel tracking code, like buttons, etc.) in a separate container isolated from the rest of your browser.
I have a few nominees, mostly tech focused
Mozilla - For the Facebook Container
Square - Always a fan of companies that it make it easier to start and operate small businesses.
Kano - Educational software company trying to teach kids how to code
Twitter- Didn't "do good", but made much better calls compared to other social media companies this year.
> The problem is that users do not care about their own privacy, generally.
If you care about your users' privacy, you can probably still take steps to limit this to people who do not care about their privacy.
- Make it an extra step to log in with Facebook.
- Use sharer.php for sharing, don't ever add any Facebook js in your project. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22652041/how-to-pass-a-parameter-like-title-summary-and-image-in-a-facebook-sharer-url
- Educate and encourage the adoption of technology like Facebook Container on Mozilla Firefox (desktop only) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/
Friendly reminder to use Firefox with it's experimental container support: especially google and facebook containers: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/
Additionally, you can use Firefox's experimental VPN for even more security: https://private-network.firefox.com/
Edit: I also use uBlock Origin, HTTPS Everywhere, Privacy Badger, Decentraleyes, Ghostery, and NoScript.
With Firefox you can setup containers to isolate sites. There’s also a specific one to quarantine Facebook.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/containers
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/
you can give this a try. don't know if something like this is available for other browsers.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/facebookcontainer/
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/
If you're still using Facebook and/or Instagram I recommend checking out the Facebook Container extension for FireFox. It puts Facebook and Instagram in their own containers and blocks certain type of tracking features they use to collect your data.
+1 for the ublock origin idea, its a great tool that will prevent that kind of stuff from even loading in the first place. if you want to make it even stronger you can turn on the extra filiters that are located in the settings.
Also if you would like to prevent big companies from tracking you web site visit history give Facebook Container by Mozilla
I can't work with the Chrome devtools myself. Especially the Network tab is much more intuitive to me. Also; in Firefox I can actually easily filter on base HTML requests. No such option in Chrome.
Anyway, some feedback that might help.
Detached DOM Inspector: No problem here in the situation you described. Windows 10, Firefox Quantuim 69.0.1. But certainly create an issue if it persists in your environment.
Can't say much about editing in Shadow DOM. Not my daily work, but also never tried this.
Debugging: Never used it. I guess it doesn't help that it's confusing, or maybe plain broken. I wish it did a better job in userscripts though *sigh*.
Network, Headers: Seeing the response header first makes sense to me. I quite know what my browser is sending. But I have no idea what the server is sending. If you want to see what data you POSTed, then you have the Params tab.
Profiles I'm not using it much yet. But Firefox has built-in container support. Each container has its own cookies, etc. The functionality is used by Facebook Container and others. Recently managing containers was stripped from Firefox. But you can manage them with Multi Account Containers too. With that you can easily use different profiles in different tabs, in the same window (or wherever you want). Maybe this helps you achieve your goals for which you now use multiple profiles.
This last bit is mostly why I wanted to write a comment. The rest is probably superfluous.
And don't forget about Facebook Container. It keeps Facebook like buttons in their own little container on pages so it can't track you.
Facebook container extension takes care of it automatically, you don't even need to deal with the containers yourself or even know about them, it does all the isolation and management for you. There are other similar extensions for amazon, shopping, Google products, etc.