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vaadu
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You Might Have an Invisible Facebook Account Even ...
First thing to do on an Android is to go under settings/apps/All and disable the privacy parasites such as the facebook apps(4) and google+.
joering2
on Aug 12, 2013
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But aren't you doing this AFTER you install the app? Which defies the purpose because by the time you turn it off, all your data is transferred.
jlgaddis
on Aug 12, 2013
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You could do it after you install the app but before you login/use it.
estel
on Aug 12, 2013
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Some OEMs include Facebook in their system image.
ambrop7
on Aug 12, 2013
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Anyone knows if the preinstalled FB application sends anything to FB even if you've never used it?
king_jester
on Aug 13, 2013
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If you are disabling the app in the Applications menu in Settings, the process for that app will not be able launch while disabled, so FB won't be able to collect anything.
estel
on Aug 12, 2013
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Theoretically it could, definitely. I don't know if anyone's done the packet sniffing for it.
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