Blocking Facebook Tracking

Users discuss various methods like browser extensions, containers, adblockers, and incognito mode to prevent Facebook from tracking their browsing across websites via widgets, like buttons, and pixels.

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Sample Comments

lloydatkinson Oct 29, 2022 View on HN

Can this block the entirety of Facebook as well? Not just the tracking part.

graeme Jan 18, 2013 View on HN

Is there a reliable way to stop this browser tracking, apart from quitting Facebook?

jokoon Nov 28, 2013 View on HN

is there a way to make a browser block any access to those like widget, or any other facebook access ?I haven't been or used on facebook for years now, and those tracking things weird me out

J_Darnley May 23, 2014 View on HN

Because facebook doesn't want people using a browser that is hard to track.

sitkack Mar 15, 2015 View on HN

If facebook can see this traffic, they would love it, not discourage it.

naner Apr 28, 2010 View on HN

So only browse Facebook in an Incognito tab. Got it.

cgmorton Jun 5, 2012 View on HN

There's a lovely browser addon called 'Facebook Disconnect' than blocks all third-party calls to the Facebook API. Available in Chrome and Firefox, and probably others.

thomasahle May 31, 2016 View on HN

I suppose it would be even easier to make a script that blocks facebook from sending this information? Does it already exist?

ec109685 Apr 17, 2018 View on HN

If you never go to Facebook, Safari will prevent Facebook from building a profile across the sites you visit. For each parent site, Facebook will receive different cookies, which defeats their system.

hugi Aug 4, 2019 View on HN

Blocking facebook tracking, meaning comments/like buttons and the like has vastly improved my browsing experience.