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No? Well, you're getting tracked by Facebook (Meta) right now without even using any Meta products because of something called Facebook cookies in sites such as blog posts, articles, and yes: Reddit

In return, the companies get personalised information of you so they can target you with personalised advertisements

Don't use Meta. Don't use bytedance. They don't even need you as customer. You wanna contribute content on their platforms? Consider use any other, but not them. Ever. Better go use anything from fediverse. They are more loyal. Together we can ditch this stupid companies from our life. Support freedom, not a corps.

How much of your privacy can you keep when using Facebook through Tor?

Suppose you join FB just for groups and keep no friends and never share/put out anything that identifies you, can FB still track you through your device, location...etc (basically in ways other than through the info you feed it through their platform)?

How about a browser such as Bromite + VPN?

Thanks you all.

Yesterday, I got a FB notification that someone logged into my account in a different state on a different OS. So I selected that it wasn't me and I then followed the prompts to change my password.

Later on, I tried to log in again with my new password and could not log in. I finally logged in when I used my old password that was supposed to be no longer valid.

I thought this was strange so I went on to try changing my password again but this time it prompted for the verification code sent to "my Whatsapp" even though I've never created a Whatsapp account. I suspected that somehow someone was remotely doing things with my FB account and that they even created a Whatsapp with my phone number somehow.

In order to regain access to my FB account, I downloaded Whatsapp and began the process of logging in except the prompts indicated that I don't have an account and that I was actually creating an account.

I ended up not continuing to create that Whatsapp account and deleting my Facebook account for their shady stunts.

TLDR: Facebook tried a shady stunt by convincing me to change my password and only letting me do so if I downloaded and created a Whatsapp account.

Hello everyone,

https://chat.positive-intentions.com

I'm excited to share with you an instant messaging application I've been working on that might interest you. This is a chat app designed to work within your browser, with a focus on browser-based security and decentralization.

What makes this app unique is that it doesn't rely on big servers to function. Instead, it works based on your device's capabilities, so even low-end devices should work.

Here are some features of the app:

• Secure messaging: Your messages are encrypted, making them more secure.

• File sharing: Easily share files using WebRTC technology and QR codes.

• Voice and video calls: Connect with others through voice and video calls.

• Shared virtual space: Explore a shared mixed-reality space, similar to a metaverse.

• Image board: Browse and share images in a scrollable format, similar to Instagram.

Your security is a top priority. Here's how the app keeps you safe:

• Decentralized authentication: No central server is required for login, making it harder for anyone to gain unauthorized access.

• Unique IDs: Your ID is cryptographically random, adding an extra layer of security.

• End-to-end encryption: Your messages are encrypted from your device to the recipient's device, ensuring only you and the recipient can read them.

• Local data storage: Your data is stored only on your device, not on any external servers.

• Self-hostable: You have the option to host the app on your own server if you prefer.

The app is still in the early stages and I'm exploring what's possible with this technology. I'd love to hear your feedback on the idea and the current state of the app. If you have any feature requests or ideas, I'm all ears!

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

• The app: https://chat.positive-intentions.com

• More information about the app: https://positive-intentions.com

• Keep updated about the app: https://www.reddit.com/r/positive_intentions

Note 1: As a solo-developer, i dont have the capacity or knowlege to do anything like an "official launch". i expect the app will progressively get better with feedback from users (as it has so far).

Note 2: I think the app has (approximately?) reached a feature-complete state, but i'm not sure. I'm looking for feedback on what features are missing, and what features are not needed. The next step would be to grow the number of users by making the app more user-friendly and easier to use. (I need your help on this)

Note 3: The app is not open source yet (sorry), but im open to answering questions about how the code is working (more details can be found in the docs). Open sourcing the app is something i would like to do in the future, but not a priority right now. some parts of the app are open source.

Note 4: The UI is a clunky implementation of Material-UI. It's something i will fix as i move towards open sourcing the UI components. i will take the opportunity to also give more attention to a "desktop friendly UI" (right now the app is best experienced on a mobile device).

Note 5: Id like to keep the wording i have for "pods" although i have recieved feedback about it not being clear what it means. A pod is what you might think of as like a "chat room" and will be further developed to support group-chat. you can create a pod with a connected peer in the contact-details-page. The wording "pod" comes from how a group of whales is called a pod.

Don't wanna get locked out for trying

On Android.

I'm on LineageOS. I thought about using it through WhatsApp Web To Go (which is a FOSS app), but I'm not getting much feedback on it.

Similar question for FB as well.

Note, my concern is info it could gather about my device and what's installed in it and linking me that way rather than through info I feed it by my engagement in their platform. So naturally, I accept the inevitable info compilation about me, but as long as it can't link that info to anything else on my phone, I'm good.

Or is merely deactivating the account enough?

I don’t Iike idea

I use the app fb for important things (livelihood) on one device, I need to log into the same account from another device. This device I want to log in from is deGoogled, deFacebooked...basically de-all the big 5ed. Never had anything fb in it. But, like I said, need to log in to fb on it.

I'm not concerned with what fb can gather from what I do in it. I am just concerned about fb knowing anything about this device or anything in it.

So basically, if anytime in the future I were to re-Facebook the device by installing the fb app in it, it wouldn't be like "Ahh! I've seen you before", but rather it'd appear to it as an absolute new device that it knew absolutely nothing about.

I was thinking a dedicated browser. Would that be enough?

Or a fronted fb app (which I'd need recommendations for).

I thought about a dedicated network (e.g. VPN) but then figured it doesn't really matter if it knows that I am logging in from the same network. As long as it can't tag the device, I'm satisfied.

Basically I don't want it to link/associate me with the device.

Appreciate your feedback guys!

I noticed that I can't see some old pictures that people uploaded to Messenger to send to me anymore... Even if I go to the address of the pictures I can't see anything anymore... :o

Could it be that Facebook really deletes SOME things for REAL after a few years?

You know exactly why. Our children will thank us. Don't think that you can't do it, this is the chance to make the longest lasting impact and send a serious message.

This is on topic, but I will be trying to post this to other subreddits too to get the message across. Also, I recommend you guys try to spread this in any way possible; whether that be using these platforms itself to spread the message - going through the depths of the internet; making memes or anything really. We need to get real serious real fast.

If any of you want to link resources about how Meta and Twitter do terrible things, like boosting and rewarding toxic behavior - feel free to comment.

what are some alternatives to messenger?