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Goal

  • Keep a Facebook account for those who occasionally contact me or share content with me via Facebook.
  • Minimize behavioral information about myself shared with Facebook, assuming it will be shared beyond my control

Steps

  • Never use Facebook proactively. It's just for people who wants to contact me and share with me.
  • Keep personal profile on Facebook similar to LinkedIn and make it public.
  • Delete Facebook mobile apps unless needed to view shared content. Delete main app, probably Messenger, maybe Instagram. Make sure these apps don't run in background after use.
  • Only open Facebook in its own browser profile and never use that profile for other things.

Also as a general practice, ensure most private browser settings:

  • Delete all cookies if you have amassed a ton of them and don't recognize most of the sites.
  • Turn off third-party cookies in Chrome
  • Turn on "Do not track"
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