I keep finding facebook cookies in my cookie list, and never go on, or belong to facebook. Anyone know why this is? And, is there a way to block their access?
iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
Facebook is notorious for tracking people. It's really hard to avoid not having any of their cookies. Near impossible. Even if you don't have an account. Here's just one example of what they do.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/facebook-tracks-you-online-even-after-you-log -out/4034
Same here... I just manually delete them from my cookies. Also, if you use Firefox, there are a few plugins that you can use that will prevent Facebook from installing cookies in your browser.
How To Block All Facebook Widgets & Buttons Throughout The Web
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/block-facebook-widgets-buttons-web/
BlockSite 0.7.1.1
BlockSite is an extension, which automagically blocks websites of your choice. Additionally, this extension will disable all hyperlinks to these websites, by just displaying the link text without the clicking functionality.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/blocksite/
FacebookBlocker 1.2.4
by Webgraph
Block Facebook content from appearing on other websites.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebookblocker/
Question is, does anyone know of a way to specifically deny facebook cookies on Safari? In my brief searches, I have found nothing, so far, except Apple was not happy they were tracking everyone without their consent.
My expertise ends here... Hopefully someone comes by with some useful suggestions and tips.
why are there Facebook cookies in my list, when I don't go on, or belong to Facebook
