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Here’s how to stop Facebook from tracking your online activities

Facebook’s collating of data came to light after the controversial Cambridge Analytica scandal and that raised serious questions on the company’s policies. Another Facebook feature that raises privacy concerns is its ‘off-Facebook activity-tracking feature’, which tracks users' app and website usage on their devices.

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Refuse permissions for all settings.

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Tap on Facebook and then open the Permissions tab.

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Open the Settings panel and head over into the ‘Apps and notifications’ section.

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Next in line scroll down and tap on the ‘Settings and Privacy Option.’

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First open the Facebook app and tap the more options menu located on the top right corner on Android and on the bottom in iOS, respectively.