How do I find and edit what Facebook knows about your interests

It is no secret that Facebook collects information about users and use it for their own purposes, including to show you supposedly relevant advertising. And if in global terms the collection of data can not be helped, then with unnecessary advertising messages can be combated.

Every Facebook user, regardless of their desire to give consent to the collection and processing of personal data. It is clear that the social network known data of your profile: age, place of residence, marital status, presence of children, and so on. But this is not all.

Facebook, like Big Brother is watching your activity even outside the social network. All your actions on third-party sites are also monitored, and then transmitted to advertisers.

Ads Preferences

If you're wondering what it is about you managed to dig out algorithms Facebook, you can do it in a special section "Ads Preferences".

To enter in the required section, go to Settings, and then select "Advertisement" in the left column. As a result, you'll be taken to your ads preferences, which are formed for you Facebook. Here you can see your interests as well as advertisers who have your data.

Configuring applications that have access to your information

Data on your profile and collect the application that you have ever used. You consent to the processing of your data every time you are authorized via Facebook on any site or app on the smartphone. To go to the option of access to your data to a variety of services, click on the section "Applications" in the settings. Do not forget to click on "Show all".

Setting up access to your data can be managed in each application separately. You can disable the service access to certain information or to forbid him to use your data at all.

The following field options for the application you will find if you will go down the page. Of particular interest deserves setting "Applications used by others". Here you can control access to your data, you can use your friends. Click on the "Edit" button will take you to the field selection information available to applications.

Disabling targeted advertising

The great thing about that opt ​​out of receiving targeted advertising can be even easier. To do this, go to "Settings" on Facebook, select the "Advertising" section in the menu and put in each box "no". Of course, advertising does not disappear, but it does not reflect your life on the web.