Facebook's NEW 'Off-Facebook Activity' tool lets you:
- See a summary of info other apps + websites sent to FB through its online biz tools
- Disconnect this + future activity from your account

**Rolling out to users in Ireland, S Korea + Spain initially https://t.co/DMpf5KvEBo

— Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) August 20, 2019

Facebook’s Clear History privacy tool finally begins rolling out in three countries https://t.co/IJ9Re5mdZY pic.twitter.com/00aKAcAZPG

— The Verge (@verge) August 20, 2019

Clear it! -> After announcing the Clear History privacy tool over a year ago, Facebook finally begins rolling it out in Ireland, South Korea, and Spain https://t.co/fOtGF4kQZa pic.twitter.com/P5zAbAcKnC

— Glenn Gabe (@glenngabe) August 20, 2019

Facebook’s Clear History privacy tool finally begins rolling out in three countries - The Verge https://t.co/6f01r7i4TG

— The Privacy Guru (@sharemindfully) August 20, 2019

Remember Clear History, the Facebook feature Mark Zuckerberg rushed out in light of its multiple privacy scandals in 2018 that was then delayed? It's finally launching in some countries, and Facebook doesn't want you to call it Clear History anymore. https://t.co/l5QbMwnyWY

— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) August 20, 2019

The lack of protection for personal data among tech platforms and ad networks is a scandal waiting to happen... still. Facebook is an offender, as this excellent @RMac18 report suggests, and yet the issue is so much bigger. https://t.co/UXlfPqE2Qc

— Jeff Giesea? (@jeffgiesea) August 20, 2019

Facebook is releasing a tool that will allow people to see what kind of information it has collected about their online activity beyond its borders — from the news they read, to the shopping websites they visit, to, yes, the porn they watch https://t.co/iGCsYeFdB3

— nic nguyen (@itsnicolenguyen) August 20, 2019

You Will Need To Ask To Get Facebook To Stop Stalking You Offsite https://t.co/rVfeh2cuvK #news

— packet storm (@packet_storm) August 20, 2019

Facebook’s New Tool Lets You See Which Apps and Websites Tracked You - The New York Times https://t.co/3SEZ08PuDE

— Daniel Monastersky (@identidadrobada) August 20, 2019

In news you can't actually use yet (unless you live in Ireland, S. Korea, or Spain), Facebook is giving you a way to make your Instagram ads way less creepy. https://t.co/ywajhrAQYM

— Kashmir Hill (@kashhill) August 20, 2019

story two: fb releases a tool that will let users monitor and remove off-Facebook activity that outside sites and apps send to FB for ad targeting purposes

a bunch of caveats here (they still know tons about u) but a small initial stephttps://t.co/76zE5VlqjT

— rat king (@MikeIsaac) August 20, 2019

Using Facebook’s new “Off-Facebook Activity” controls won’t actually delete this tracking data or keep Facebook from collecting it in the first place.

Instead, it “disconnects” information from being identified to a specific user.https://t.co/SIkIlgnQlb.

— Geoffrey A. Fowler (@geoffreyfowler) August 20, 2019

Remember Clear History, the Facebook feature Mark Zuckerberg rushed out in light of its multiple privacy scandals in 2018 that was then delayed? It's finally launching in some countries, and Facebook doesn't want you to call it Clear History anymore. https://t.co/l5QbMwnyWY

— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) August 20, 2019

With Off Facebook Activity, you can see a summary of the info that websites and apps send to help show you relevant ads - you can also disconnect this info from your account. Learn more: https://t.co/xDUA9kieQP pic.twitter.com/aAIm1sci4D

— Facebook Newsroom (@fbnewsroom) August 20, 2019

story two: fb releases a tool that will let users monitor and remove off-Facebook activity that outside sites and apps send to FB for ad targeting purposes

a bunch of caveats here (they still know tons about u) but a small initial stephttps://t.co/76zE5VlqjT

— rat king (@MikeIsaac) August 20, 2019

And the kicker: you're not actually "clearing" your history. If you use the feature, your internet browsing data isn't being deleted from FB servers. It's just being disassociated from your account, but still being kept in aggregate by FB for as long as they want (forever). pic.twitter.com/e6H3lqPzlO

— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) August 20, 2019

"Facebook isn’t deleting the data that a third party might have collected about your behavior. Instead, it’s removing the connection between that data and your personal information on Facebook." #OffFacebookActivity #Facebook #Advertising https://t.co/ayQM8XBf31 via @techcrunch

— Matthew Breinich (@Cen3fugal) August 20, 2019

What’s marvelous about this new tool is that, for the first time, people will be able to see the extent to which Facebook has been tracking them across the web https://t.co/iGCsYeFdB3

— nic nguyen (@itsnicolenguyen) August 20, 2019

You Can Finally See All Of The Info Facebook Collected About You From Other Websites https://t.co/8YO2ZCiyCg via @itsnicolenguyen

— Sarah Mimms (@mimms) August 20, 2019

Facebook adds new tool that helps you control its off-site stalking #Facebook #privacy https://t.co/GXiw2XN5DW pic.twitter.com/IaebvLmyOl

— Neowin (@NeowinFeed) August 20, 2019