Facebook Privacy Insights
Updated Nov 17, 2024
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TrustĀ ScoreSummary
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
- 1Navigate to Facebook/Instagram Ad Preferences
- 2Review and modify ad tracking settings
- 3Opt-out of third-party data usage
Off-Facebook Activity Management
- 1Go to Facebook Settings
- 2Select 'Off-Facebook Activity'
- 3Clear history and disable future tracking