Facebook Privacy Insights

Updated Nov 17, 2024

65Ā šŸ˜

TrustĀ Score

Summary

Meta collects extensive user data across multiple platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger to provide personalized services, advertising, and user connections. The service offers robust privacy controls but collects comprehensive personal information.

Safety Concerns

  • Extensive personal data collection
  • Wide-ranging data sharing across Meta companies
  • Targeted advertising based on user data

Third Party Sharing

Meta shares data with numerous third-party partners for advertising, measurement, and service improvement

Advertising Partners

Partners receive aggregated demographic and interest-based information

Services used:
Google
LinkedIn
Twitter
Amazon Web Services
Microsoft
Data collected:
Demographic Data
Interest Data
Device Information

Data Collection

Meta collects comprehensive personal data across multiple dimensions of user interaction

Personal Identifiers

Name, email, phone number, profile information

Contact Information

Address book, friend lists, connection details

Device Information

Device type, operating system, IP address, browser details

Location Data

GPS, IP-based location, check-ins

Activity Data

Posts, likes, comments, messages, search history

Transactional Information

Purchases, financial transactions, marketplace interactions

Content Interactions

Photos, videos, stories, messages

Opt-Out Options

Ad Preferences Management

  1. 1Navigate to Facebook/Instagram Ad Preferences
  2. 2Review and modify ad tracking settings
  3. 3Opt-out of third-party data usage

Off-Facebook Activity Management

  1. 1Go to Facebook Settings
  2. 2Select 'Off-Facebook Activity'
  3. 3Clear history and disable future tracking