Data security is one of the most serious issues in recent days as our privacy and sensitive data are involved. As you can use ad blocks to block the unwanted advertisements from your browser, you can use a similar extension for blocking Facebook tracking. Here is the blog about Firefox extension called Facebook container that blocks the facebook tracking to provide you secured browsing through the browser.

It is important for all of us to know that Facebook is tracking all the time even when we are not logged in. Some of the mainstream information like your location details, your browsing history and much more. All sorts of information are being tracked by Facebook through your browser. Not just from Facebook alone but also through other mobile applications like Uber, Ok cupid and many others say Consumer Reports Tech editor, Thomas Germain.

The CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg said “I think everyone should have control over how their information is used,”

You can limit the oversharing of your information by a few ways that are mentioned in the consumer report.

You can prevent Facebook from tracking information that you browse or use around the web. The Facebook Container is a browser extension for Firefox that helps you take control of the information that is shared across and isolate the data from Facebook.

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