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Off-Facebook Activity

The topic is about the Off-Facebook Activity controls and their effects on user data.

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Jan 20, 2026

When you clear “off Facebook activity” via Facebook settings, does that remove personal identifiers from this specific dataset?

Clearing “Off‑Facebook Activity” severs the visible connection between third‑party event records and the user’s account in Meta’s interface, but it does not reliably erase the underlying identifiers t...

Jan 20, 2026

How does Meta technically store and aggregate Off‑Facebook Activity on its servers?

Meta collects signals from websites and apps outside its platforms and stores them in systems that were redesigned to avoid directly linking that off‑site activity to a person’s primary UID; when user...

Jan 20, 2026

When you unlink and clear off-Facebook activity from Meta is this unlinked from your account?

Clearing or “unlinking” Off‑Facebook (Off‑Meta) Activity severs the visible connection between third‑party events and a user’s profile — meaning those events no longer show up in the activity list use...

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