website spies on me??

[andiwm2003]

ok, I have a facebook account that I almost never use.

when I open Rotten Tomatoes.com it automatically identifies me using my facebook picture and name. the say they work together with facebook.

the thing is I never told facebook that I use rottentomatores.com nor did I tell rottentomatoes about me or my facebook account.

it seems that rottentomatoes accesses some cookie and identifies me.

not a big deal in principle but it sucks. how is that legal?

or did I at some point make this connection by mistake?

Can anybody explain this and point me to a method to block websites from finding out my facebook ID?

 

[miles01110]

not a big deal in principle but it sucks. how is that legal?

It's probably in facebook's ToS. You know, that long document you "read" and checked the box when you signed up.

 

[iJohnHenry]

If you are using a Mac, go to Preferences, Security, Accept Cookies, and make the selection that is in your best interest.

And clear any cookies that you do not like, from the same menu.

 

[Rodimus Prime]

ok, I have a facebook account that I almost never use.

when I open Rotten Tomatoes.com it automatically identifies me using my facebook picture and name. the say they work together with facebook.

the thing is I never told facebook that I use rottentomatores.com nor did I tell rottentomatoes about me or my facebook account.

it seems that rottentomatoes accesses some cookie and identifies me.

not a big deal in principle but it sucks. how is that legal?

or did I at some point make this connection by mistake?

Can anybody explain this and point me to a method to block websites from finding out my facebook ID?

There are privacy setting in your browser to prevent sites from accessing 3rd party cookies.

Chances are you linked them up sometime ago though.

 

[arogge]

It's probably another Website that uses Facebook for user identification. It's the Sign In With Facebook silliness. If you are using a browser for general browsing that is also the one that you use for Facebook, you may notice that the Facebook API is being used on many sites.

 

[Fubar1977]

Sadly, this is what Facebook does.
It`s a poorly disguised data-mining and advertising operation masquerading as a social network.

 

[dXTC]

This is reason #683 that I'm glad I don't have a Facebook account.

I'm semi-active at a popular travel review website, and its preferred login is via Facebook as well. Every time I submit a review, it invites-- no, implores-- me to share my review via Facebook. At this point, I'm surprised the site still allows me to use it Facebook-free; if it ever stopped that and went Facebook-only, I'd abandon my account there.

 

[andiwm2003]

There are privacy setting in your browser to prevent sites from accessing 3rd party cookies.

Chances are you linked them up sometime ago though.

thanks all for the input.

Rodimus Prime I couldn't find the privacy setting that you suggest in Safari. Can you point me to it?

Thanks

 

[Mousse]

I use the Ghostery add-on for Firefox. I block ALL trackers, visible and invisible. (It's blocking 5 trackers on this page right now.) Ad Blocker and Ghostery, I don't browse without them. I don't know if it'll help with Facebook, since I don't subscribe to data mining services.

 

[Designer Dale]

thanks all for the input.

Rodimus Prime I couldn't find the privacy setting that you suggest in Safari. Can you point me to it?

Thanks

It's under Preferences.

Dale