I have recently noticed that when I search for something on eBay, I start seeing ads of similar items in my Facebook homepage. I suspect Facebook is somehow stealing my search history.
Is there a way I can block Facebook from doing this? I am sure I can do this without permanently deleting my Facebook account so I just want to give one last try before I actually go ahead with that idea (and I am on the verge of doing this).
Best Answer
The reason behind this could be advertisement (Behavioural) Retargeting.
Cookies on eBay may enable advertisers to show the similar or the same item again on Facebook.
See more infomation on: FBX: How to Create Retargeted Facebook Ads with PerfectAudience
As Karthik VU pointed out, you can use Privacy mode / Private browsing to limit leakage of your browsing trail.
Safari — Private Browsing
Google Chrome — Incognito
Internet Explorer — InPrivate Browsing
Mozilla Firefox — Private Browsing