Facebook Disconnect - chrome extension to disable Facebook tracking
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It's stated reason for doing this is to improve page load times, which it certainly does, but it does just as well to protect your privacy.
https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/hgiihiookhijpbha...
EDIT: It appears to work nicely in tandem with this ghostery thing.
I'm all for a transparency and control, but this has to be more effortless--a side-effect of something users would be happy to do anyway--especially for the average user if it is to be successful. I believe a social media aggregator can position themselves to do this. Facebook knows certain things about me, Twitter others, Google others, etc. What I surf online isn't always indicative of my true interests.
I tried Multifox ( http://br.mozdev.org/multifox/ ), but for some reason I concluded it wasn't a good solution. Can't remember why though.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jeoacafpbcihiomhla...
A bit aggressive imho, with the google block enabled you can't even login to google.
Cons: * Whitelisting is a hassle: I still haven't figured it out, which means that good ad networks like Yoggrt, Fusion Ads, and Deck Network are blocked. * Blacklisting is also a hassle. You'd think they would support a widget filter - or a good import feature, but alas.
It's the best desktop client I know, though.
Similar functionality can be achieved in Firefox using one of its settings. From the privacy tab of the Preferences Dialog (Options in Windows), choose "custom setting for History" and disable third-party cookies.
Another method is to use an addon called Facebook Blocker: http://webgraph.com/resources/facebookblocker/ (haven't tested).
Some other methods are suggested here: http://superuser.com/questions/220696/how-can-i-block-all-fa...
Why not put it as an option in my maze on the settings page?
I read once that you know you've really made it when an eco-system grows around your product or service. The same can be said here: you know your product or service sucks if unpaid developers feel compelled to try and fix it.
Never give out enough information for someone to clone you online.
That says a lot right away.
As I said elsewhere. The day I'm forced to authenticate through Facebook is the day there'll be a pseudonym account set up for me.
Don't worry. In at most one month's time nobody will remember this and Facebook will be awesome again.
Until it's time again to fish for pageviews at which point another flaming article will be published somewhere and everyone will repost it in their own words in order to get pageviews.
You can't expect consistency in a society with a cumulative attention span of about a week.
Facebook stopped being awesome a long time ago. I doubt it ever will be again. You're making it out to be a victim of some kind and it's not. If facebook didn't repeatedly abuse its users' trust and privacy, there'd be no backlash. There'd be no 'flaming' articles and no shitstorms.
> Until it's time again to fish for pageviews at which point another flaming article will be published somewhere and everyone will repost it in their own words in order to get pageviews.
Perhaps so, but the extension isn't a result of a flaming article. It has over 100,000 users and 4000+ weekly installs.
I'm not. I'm just surprised about how quickly the opinions seem to change. I made up my mind once facebook was basically allowing third-party websites I accidentally visit to post stuff in my name ("like"-buttons) and decided to stop using facebook right then. No need to rationalize or post articles.
It's just amazing how the pendulum swung back and forth over the last two years between an overall positive mood and an overall negative one.
I will continue to use Facebook, and continue to block their integration with other websites. Maybe if I am compensated by Facebook for being their 'product' I will change my ways. Until then, I win.