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		dao- on April 18, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facebook Container for Firefox As the page explains: it prevents Facebook from tracking you across the Web.

kgoutham93 on April 18, 2018 [–]

No I read it, but I want to understand the technical details like how is this different from using Facebook in incognito window.

dao- on April 19, 2018 | [–]

Using Facebook in private windows only is a reasonable workaround that achieves roughly the same if you're disciplined. The addon is more user friendly.

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