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Every time I read an article with FaceBook in the title I'm a little more glad that I stopped using the service a while ago. Stuck using Zoom for work, but I do use it on a semi-quarantined device so it shouldn't be able to tie it back to my old Facebook account or online activity on my desktop.

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The problem isn't using Facebook. In fact, if you were knowingly using Facebook it might be considered a fair trade-off that you get stalked in exchange for getting the service for free (not saying it is right, but at least you have all the facts and can decide whether using Facebook is worth it).

The problem is that Facebook stalks you regardless of whether you have an account or not (through their SDKs embedded in pretty much every app).

Technically it can still link you to the old account through metadata that zoom has on you like your name, workplace etc

It's possible. I don't sign into Zoom though, just paste the link from the organizer in my browser.

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