Articles read listed on Facebook (click, http)

[hart4july]

Lately I have noticed that Facebook shows what articles my friends have been reading on AOL, Huffington Post etc. and I am not sure if this can happen to me by just randomly clicking and reading.

Does one have to actually "like" the article or another function, or will news articles I read randomly and click out of post on the newsfeed for all to see?

If they will, I may give up on FB for good. The invasions of privacy get worse and worse.

[Lije Baley]

This may be related to your situation:

"Facebook user or not, you're being tracked"

[hart4july]

Ya- I knew that. They know all about my Pottery Barn and my Sephora. I don't like it but... having all the articles you click through posted? It has not happened to me but I don't know what you do or do not do.
If anyone knows...thanks

[Tek_Freek]

Why not ask your friends if they are posting the links or not?

[Peregrine]

They could be using an app that does it automatically.
There was talk of Facebook implementing something like this but I don't think they have yet.

[hart4july]

A friend of mine posted his concern over the "lists" of others- I think fishing to see if they intentionally chose to do this.

[MediocreButArrogant]

As far as I know, you have to give permission to a social reader Facebook app for any of your reading activities to show up. This is what happens when I try to click on their article links:

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/6258/wpost.png (broken link)

Just hit cancel to not use the app and your activity won't show up in everyone's news feed.

[hart4july]

Got it! Thanks

[Dude111]

Originally Posted by Lije Baley

This may be related to your situation:

"Facebook user or not, you're being tracked"

I do think BLOCKING 3RD PARTY COOKIES RENDERS THIS USELESS.....