You can't imagine just how many sites are sending your data to Facebook.
. But the social media giant has finally put out a tool to provide some transparency into how you're being served ads. And now you have the power to opt out of that digital surveillance.is being called, provides a summary of all of the data that Facebook acquires from watching your activity across sites and apps, both on mobile and through your regular browser. Strangely, though, it looks like you can only access the new privacy settings through the mobile app.
Next, you'll be guided to a page that explains how the new settings work. Off-Facebook Activity includes information that businesses and organizations outside the Facebook app have collected on you. For instance, you may have bought a pair of shoes from Nike's website three months ago. The retailer shares your activity with Facebook and it's saved to your account. That's saved as something like"Jane visited the Nike website" and"made a purchase.
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