Google recently announced that it would start including individual users' names and photos in some ads. This means that if you rate some product positively, your friends may see ads for that product with your name and photo attached -- without your knowledge or consent. Meanwhile, Facebook is eliminating a feature that allowed people to retain some portions of their anonymity on its website.

These changes come on the heels of Google's move to explore replacing tracking cookies with something that users have even less control over. Microsoft is doing something similar by developing its own tracking technology.

Since Donald Trump's election, many in the tech industry have been concerned about the way their skills—and the data collected by their employers—might be used. On a number of occasions, Trump has expressed the desire to perform mass deportations and end any and all Muslim immigration. He has also said that it would be "good management" to create a database of Muslims, and that there should be "a lot of systems" to track Muslims within the US.

This toolbox is for Facebook users who:

• Want a better understanding of what information Facebook makes public about them

• May wish to continue using Facebook, but on their own terms and with greater control over their information

• Need tools that go beyond the limitations of Facebook's privacy settings

Facebook Privacy List is a filter subscription for Adblock Plus. It helps protect your privacy by blocking Facebook plugins and scripts (such as the

The German consumer watchdog has threatened legal action against WhatsApp over its hugely controversial data sharing deal with Facebook.