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  So tell me, how did 1,147 other businesses and groups get 
  their hands on my info if I've never given it out?

Hint: Cookie Monster loves these

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I always use Facebook in a sterile browser that doesn't get used for anything else. Once Firefox released the container feature I've only ever used Facebook inside the Facebook container.

Do you have a dedicated VPN exclusively for browsing Facebook too?

I only use Facebook in a special VM that I spin up every time I want to use it. The VM is attached to its own network card that is used for nothing else, and I run a script that randomizes the MAC address once an hour. The email address was randomly generated and the domain is hosted on a Kubernetes cluster of Digital Ocean instances. Yet, Maserati of Yazoo City, MS, is still targeting me.

https://panopticlick.eff.org test your container with that.

> Does your browser unblock 3rd parties that promise to honor Do Not Track? no

Why does that get a fail mark? In my opinion such promises are worth absolutely nothing. Does that compromise my anonymity somehow by disabling them?

I don't think the fail mark in that case is supposed to mean you're easier to track; it's rather related to the EFF's position on DNT:

"Setting your browser to unblock ads from websites that commit to respecting Do Not Track rewards companies that are respecting user privacy, incentivizing more companies to respect Do Not Track in order to have their ads shown at all. By preserving privacy-friendly ads, sites that rely on advertising funding can continue to thrive without adjusting their core business model, even as they respect users’ privacy choices."

https://panopticlick.eff.org/about#do-not-track

Claiming you're not protected because you've decided to block all does seem deceptive, though.

If you used it prior to this feature, is it too late?

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