Beacon’s user tracking extends beyond Facebook, CA says

If you think that just because you never signed up for Facebook you’re immune to the tracking and collecting of user activities outside of the popular social networking site, think again. Facebook Inc.’s controversial Beacon ad system tracks activities from all users in its third-party partner sites, including people who never signed up with Facebook or who have deactivated their accounts, CA Inc. has found.

If you think that just because you never signed up for Facebook you’re immune to the tracking and collecting of user activities outside of the popular social networking site, think again.Facebook Inc.’s controversial Beacon ad system tracks activities from all users in its third-party partner sites, including people who never signed up with Facebook or who have deactivated their accounts, CA Inc. has found.
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