Comment on Deleting facebook account without consenting to new EU ad policy or paying the subscription
Scolding0513@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
afaik consenting to seeing targetted ads does not affect data collection at all, only affects what you see. Trust me, Facebook is going to collect data on you regardless lol. I’d recommend just accepting to see ads so that you can go and delete your account.
But if you’re doing it so that Facebook will delete your account, then dont expect the data to actually be deleted. Facebook doesnt care about the law, and you have no way to verify that it’s deleted.
What goes onto the internet generally stays their for forever. Security through obscurity is your best option in that case.
promitheas@iusearchlinux.fyi 2 months ago
If i dont consent though they cant sell my data to ad companies, right?
Scolding0513@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
They are already doing that bro.
Look, if your data is with facebook to begin with, it’s over. Everyone knows it. They are doing whatever they want. You agreed to it just by using their services. They are just giving you an option on what you wanna see.
promitheas@iusearchlinux.fyi 2 months ago
Depressing but thanks for the help :/
Scolding0513@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
yeah learning about data brokering and collection is pretty depressing…
The best course of action is to not give data in the first place and trust no one, always protect yourself first and foremost. As much as you can anyway.
Para_lyzed@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Facebook has been selling your data to ad companies since the day you created your account. This only changes what you visually see on the website. It makes absolutely zero difference from a data collection standpoint. Just consent so you can delete your accounts with less hassle.
promitheas@iusearchlinux.fyi 2 months ago
This is sad, but thanks for the insight