web.facebook.com: Facebook Tracker Exposed | Privacy Auditor
- Privacy Auditor Research Team
- Privacy , Trackers
- May 27, 2026
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web.facebook.com: How Facebook Tracks Your Social Life
Facebook, under Meta, uses web.facebook.com to track your social interactions, building detailed profiles that shatter your privacy. Here’s what it collects and how to fight back.
What Is web.facebook.com?
This domain is central to Facebook’s platform, monitoring your posts, likes, and personal data for ad targeting and analytics. It invades your privacy at every turn. Privacy Auditors are determined to reveal this intrusion.
Data It Collects
When you use Facebook, it grabs:
- Geolocation: IP-based location, down to city or street.
- IP Address: Your identifier, tied to location.
- Facial Recognition Data: Analyzes photos for identity.
- Social Interactions: Logs posts, likes, and messages.
- Personal Information: Records age, gender, interests.
- Browsing Behavior: Tracks links and pages on platform.
- User ID: Ties actions to a persistent ID.
- Cookie IDs: Uses cookies for cross-site tracking.
- Device Type: Notes mobile or desktop usage.
- Browser Type: Captures browser, like Safari 17.2.
- Operating System: Logs OS, such as iOS 16.4.
- Timestamps: Logs precise timing.
This data creates an invasive profile of your social life.
Who Gets Your Data?
Meta shares your data with:
- Advertisers: Companies targeting you on Facebook.
- Third-Party App Developers: Using Facebook APIs.
- Analytics Partners: Processing data for insights.
- Law Enforcement: Data shared on legal demand.
How to Protect Yourself
Privacy Auditors offer ways to block Facebook tracking:
- Use Tracker Blockers: Privacy Auditor’s paid service stops
web.facebook.com. The free version lists trackers. - Hide with a VPN: Mask your IP with a VPN like Mullvad.
- Browse Privately: Use Firefox or Tor for protection.
- Disable JavaScript: Stop trackers, though functionality may suffer.
- Clear Cookies Often: Erase tracking cookies regularly.
Combine these for stronger privacy.
Sources
- Meta Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/
Warning
The web.facebook.com tracker grabs invasive data like your IP address, facial recognition data, and social interactions. Defend yourself with Privacy Auditor’s tools, a VPN like Mullvad, and our advice.
This is a legal disclaimer. All information is provided for educational purposes only.
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