Live by the sword, die by the sword. Volunteer your privacy via social media and see what a a trail you leave. I just came across this in internet wanderings...
Take your stinkin’ paws off my Facebook search history, you damn dirty API!
Facebook is storing your search terms and matching your account to your offline purchases. Here's how to opt out now, before it's too late.
By Dan Tynan
September 24, 2012, 3:00 PM — Searching for tips on cross dressing, adult incontinence, or nude pix of Snooki? Don’t do it on Facebook – it might come back to haunt you. Late last week Facebook announced it is now storing a history of your search terms, a la Google, though exactly why it is doing this they didn’t say. Presumably to better serve you ads and/or mine that data for its own nefarious purposes. Today, these searches will only be visible to you (and, of course, to Facebook). Tomorrow, though, who knows? Facebook may in its infinite wisdom decide that sharing your searches is also one of the “new norms” for online activity.
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