Especially after I am on FBook . If I use fbook I do all the aforementioned, close the browser completely then reopen. I really have nothing to hide but, I am a private person. Am I wasting my time and or is there some better method to maintain a "clean" desktop? I don't use Tor because I simply don't need it. I've tweaked the bejeesus out of FF configuration, use ublock origins and umatrix; just recently restarted https everywhere.
Thanks. I never ever use those buttons on sites linking to fbook or twitter or whatever...getting around paywalls? Now that would be nice!
You don't have to use them, they just need to load on the page. I block everything facebook related, but I suppose that isn't really an option if you use the site.
It's not completely useless, it's still possible to track you but less effectively. What fb actually uses for tracking is a secret but deleting cookies or disabling 3rd party cookies helps quite a bit for them tracking you browsing other sites with a button from them on it.
It also helps getting around some paywalls.