Facebook fixes lingering cookie behavior, but that doesn’t solve the problem @ AskWoody

Facebook fixes lingering cookie behavior, but that doesn’t solve the problem

Posted on October 4, 2011 at 06:32 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

I guess a lot of people don’t realize that Facebook can track you through your IP address.

It isn’t just Facebook: Google can do it. Microsoft.

And it isn’t a Facebook problem. It’s the way the web works.

InfoWorld Tech Watch.

Other Facebook cookie, Internet tracking

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