in reply to Facebook 'like' button.

Please don't install such buttons by default, they are a privacy nightmare.

More specifically, if add a facebook "like" button to perlmonks, facebook can track visitors to perlmonks by track downloads of the image in that button, even if people don't click on it.

I for one would rather stay in the web 1.0 by default than giving data about my browsing behavior to third parties I don't trust.

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Re^2: Facebook 'like' button.
by Steve_BZ (Chaplain) on Jul 15, 2011 at 11:51 UTC

    Hi Moritz,

    It's true they are a nightmare and I always use them with discretion myself. However, if anyone can solve this issue, it's us. This is our core competence. For instance, if PM had a copy of the image button in its directories and we spoofed the action of the button, only passing through to Facebook if someone clicks.

    Here's a link to Facebook on it. http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/plugins/like/

    Regards

    Steve

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      For instance, if PM had a copy of the image button in its directories

      Then we'd probably be infringing their copyright and/or trademark

      Update (2011-08-03): see this blog post for what happens when one tries to implement a solution that isn't a privacy nightmare.

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        I think it's stored in a directory called 'cache'

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