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[PSA] If you use Instagram/Facebook/Messenger, check the "off Meta technologies" section. Your other apps may be sending data without you knowing (lemmy.ca)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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Even if you don't enter data into Facebook/Meta directly, they may be getting data from other games/music apps/etc.

How to check

  • Navigate to the Accounts Center menu.
    • Instagram: open your profile page > 3 bar menu > Settings > Accounts Center
    • Messenger: 3 bar menu > gear icon > scroll to bottom > Accounts Center
  • Your information and permissions
  • Your activity off Meta technologies

There should also be an option for Manage future activity

I use some apps to communicate with family, and clearly my privacy protections weren't as good as I thought they were. I set things up a long time ago, so I imagine something changed since then.

I'm considering of either sending the apps to the work profile, or switching to only using them in the browser. If it's because I connected my account to the other service at some point, I don't know how to sever that connection now aside from dropping that other game/app/service

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[–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Some examples from mine if anyone is curious. I never use the fb sso or any of that shit, nor did I ever explicitly consent to any of these services sharing anything with fb.

  • Spotify
  • bookings .com
  • ebay (haven't touched my account there in over a decade but they still had data to send this year)
  • windy .com
  • duolingo
  • tinder
  • my bank
  • opera
  • sonos (I can't think of any time I've ever even interacted with this one)
  • samsung wallet (another one I never even set up)
  • Uber eats
  • calorie counter
  • mediacom usa and euro (?)

Also, if you remove access via messenger app, it will show a confirm message without closing the screen. Clicking x goes back and it's not on the list anymore. Whether they are actually leaving it disconnected or just hiding it, who knows.

Some of these services I didn't use the same email that I used for fb, too, or any email at all.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Thank you! This answers most of my questions

    The ones you never set up, did you ever interact with them in any way? Or did they mistakenly mix your data with someone else's (which might even be a good thing tbh)

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Most of them were cases where I wasn't surprised they had data but a bit surprised they shared it.

    I think my phone came with a sonos app installed, though not certain about that. I got rid of it if it was, though I can't say if the most recent update from them was before or after that.

    But a few of them I'm not really sure why they are on there. There was another one that I didn't list that just had the label "IDK", not sure if that's a real name or "I don't know". I'm assuming they came from effective fingerprinting/tracking.

    I might look into an addon that fakes some of the information the browser sends like OS version and resolution. Maybe that will make fingerprinting harder.

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