Technology

Well duh you might say but I usually have a policy of no Facebook-related apps at all on my phone. Not long ago however I purchased a Occulus Rift headset for my kids and at some point installed the app for it on my phone. I never logged into it and ran it once but didn't go further than that, eventually using my daughter's phone instead to actually set the headset up.

I do have a Facebook account that I haven't touched in years. Sometimes, I get the occasional email from Facebook in my spam folder with friend suggestions or the like. I just ignore it usually.

The other day I started with a new therapist which involved having to meet them at a pool for hydrotherapy. Lo and behold there's a friend suggestion within 24 hours for my therapist in my email.

You better believe I double checked my phone and removed that spyware. I am shocked how insidious their tracking is though, even though I didn't really use their app it still knew exactly who I was and sent them information that I certainly didn't consent to. Fuck Meta and Facebook.