Why would any internet user trust providers to not track their cookies, etc...? You don't even need to own a cookie to track it.
So if you like or share something on a site other than facebook, and you do not have a facebook account, they still track you?
Of course, Google does exactly the same thing. They set and retrieve cookies as you cross the internet.
But wait. You can't "like" something without a Facebook account, right? In a Facebook sort of way, I mean.
But my understanding is that setting of advertising cookies is independent of the "like" button or am I missing something?
I've never paid much attention to Facebook etc. So I'm confused by this. From the previous phys.org article: http://phys.org/news/2015-06-belgian-watchdog-facebook-court-privacy.html So how does "like" work for those without Facebook accounts?
When someone posts a picture, video, or article there is a small like button below it. And there is also a share button if you want to share someone's post on your timeline (your page) or on a friend's page. But in this article they just say "after they click "like" or "share" on a site". They're not specifying Facebook only. Google Plus has a like button too. Noscript shows Facebook in it's list with many of the websites that I go to but it's blocked by default in my browsers. I didn't start using Facebook until more recently. I use a browser that is connected to my real identity and never any of my other browsers. I also use Sandboxie and delete the sandbox after ever visit.