How I Reduce What Facebook Knows About Me (Without Deleting My Account)
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Summary
Habits can be changed to reduce the amount of data collected by Facebook, according to the author, who has had a Facebook account for more than 10 years but now hardly uses it.
They can turn off location tracking on their phone, as Facebook does not need to know their location if they are not using GPS.
They can also stop Facebook from targeting its advertising by going to Settings and privacy, then Privacy Center, Common privacy settings, and Ads preferences to stop Facebook from collecting data from ad partners and about Meta.
They can disconnect apps linked to their Facebook account as another way of reducing data exposure.
It is also possible to adjust privacy settings so that information is only shared with friends or friends of friends.
The author has adopted personal habits to reduce data collecting, such as deleting information from their profile and using Incognito Mode rather than keeping the Facebook app on their phone.
