Comment by yason | Hacker News Reader

Comment by yason | Hacker News Reader

It didn't work but I know why: I use a different browser for Facebook—not because of these hacks but because Facebook itself is more invasive than any of these tricks. I don't want to accidentally connect what I browser with Facebook. I have a separate browser icon that launches:

  google-chrome --user-data-dir=/home/myaccount/.config/facebook-chrome

And that launches directly to Facebook. I keep Facebook stuff nicely contained in that browser. I mostly just follow links out of Facebook. The real Chrome never even knows that I'm on Facebook.

I don't try to prevent Facebook from figuring out who I am or what I do. They should have a huge amount of info about me, but their ads are still entirely irrelevant.

It's not the ads. It's the "I'm already logged into some random app and one click away from accidentally doing something I don't want to do".

I've been using a separate browser for FB for quite a while now.

I use an Incognito window for Facebook and login each time I want to see something.

Is what you're doing more secure than that?

I did that at some point but this is more convenient. My Facebook browser has me logged in all the time, I just need to launch it to check Facebook.

I also hope you use rule-based blocking on any third party crap Facebook might be serving - i.e. tracking - you on different websites by matching your IP.

Good idea, more simply a dedicated google chrome profile can be used..

you are paranoid a bit :) do you have browser for each site?

No, he has a browser for Facebook.

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