The revelation will not improve the image of Facebook. While 25 000 people have filed a class action against the social network, a report revealed that the site spy on Internet users, even when they are disconnected. It was the discovery of researchers from the Catholic University of Leuven and published on 31 March. For this, the social networking site a “cookie”, that is to say a small file stored by a user’s computer, which collects browsing data says Le Monde . “When a Facebook user logs out, Facebook continues to trace it with cookies,” says the report. The social network may propose more easily targeted advertising. Worse, the social network also track users … who are not on Facebook. Indeed, simply visit one of the network pages accessible to all, like that of a celebrity, so that the site comes place the famous “cookie”. The revelations do not stop there. Also according to the researchers, it would be difficult to get rid of such cookies. However, the European online Site Your choices in theory allows to disable these small files. The problem? Facebook has also placed a cookie on this site. And the latter is tenacious. It can follow you for two years, even if you are not registered with the social network. After the charges, Facebook was quick to react. In a blog post published Wednesday, April 8, the social network admits he “found a bug that could send cookies to a few people who were not on Facebook.” This bug is being repaired, says the company, which provides that “it was not (his) intention.” However, the social network did not react on the presence of a cookie Site Your choices online.
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