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See how many sites share your activity with Facebook. Can you beat our high score?

Written by Nick DeSantis | Jun 30, 2020 11:21:24 AM

Yesterday, Facebook released a long-awaited feature that lets you see exactly which websites are stalking you — even when you’re not on Facebook.

The new “Off-Facebook Activity” tracker spits out a list of the apps and sites that share your activity with Camp Zuckerberg. The platform can see when you visit a website or open an app, or add an item to your shopping cart, just to name a few examples.

Go here and click on “Manage Your Off-Facebook Activity” to peer into your personal abyss.

If your total depresses you, play along with us: Gamify that sh*t.

We conducted an informal poll to find out which contributor to your favorite email racked up the most shameful score. Here’s the leaderboard:

  • Steph Smith: 1,236 apps and websites (“Omg I won/lost ”)
  • Mark Dent: 1,170
  • Conor Grant: 1,017
  • Caroline Dohack: 860 (Including, um, “Gun Dog Supply.” No gun dog, she explained — “They just make sturdy collars.”)
  • Nick DeSantis: 566
  • Zachary Crockett: 514 (Highlight: bat-removal service at batproblems.net.)
  • Brad Wolverton: 180 (Apparently only tracked by media outlets and his climbing gym)

Can you beat our highest score? Tweet your number @TheHustle — and tell us the weirdest site that shared your info with Facebook. Or tell us on this Google form.

Oh, by the way: If your total really creeps you out, you can delete your history or disconnect yourself from future tracking.