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   Facebook has yet another "feature" - they're calling it "Instant   
   Personalization" of your browsing "experience" on "partner sites" - but it's   
   really just one more way to monetize your info. In this case, it's info "you've   
   already made available to everyone". That makes it your fault, I guess. But   
   since it's a brave new Elizabeth Warren world, someone must have told them to   
   warn you, just in case.    
      
   They're presenting it as a benefit to you, one of those "for your convenience"   
   changes. You know, as in "For your convenience, the grocery carts are now   
   located outside the store" (and in the rain).    
      
   By the way, "for your convenience" actually has a perfect replacement phrase.   
   Substitute "for our convenience" whenever you see it and the situation will   
   always make sense. (For instance, at the grocery store: "We need the space   
   inside, so the carts are in the rain. Since it's for our convenience, we're   
   telling you the opposite, 'cause that's how smart we think you are.")   
      
   In Facebook's case, the convenience is the money they get from "partner sites"   
   to back-door the partner's access to your info.    
      
   The new setting is Enabled by default. Here's how to turn it off:    
   Go to Account > Privacy Settings in the top right corner.   
   Look for "Apps & Websites" at the bottom of the next page and select "Edit your   
   settings".   
   Find "Instant Personalization" and click "Edit Settings".   
   Dismiss the annoying video (watch first if you like).   
   Uncheck "Enable" and click "Confirm" when they try to talk you out of it.   
   For good measure, you could also neuter all the apps:    
   Click "Back to Apps" near the top of the smiling Instant Personalization page.   
   Under "Apps you use" click "Turn off all platform apps".   
   In the annoying talk-you-out-of-it popup, click "Select All" at the bottom.   
   Then click "Turn off platform".   
   Of course, now Mafia Wars won't be able to see that your uncle's daughter has a   
   new lover, but hey, that's too bad, isn't it.   
      
   Can't say Facebook isn't entirely predictable. The Facebook motto: You supply   
   the content; we collect the cash.   
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