October 20, 2014

Protect Privacy on Android with Tinfoil for Facebook

Tinfoil for Facebook
There are many issues with Facebook and its counterpart messenger and have received a lot of criticism from the users. There are many complaints about its permission settings and as compared to Mobile web UI there are also quite less features in every app. Tinfoil for Facebook can be a good alternative for all these apps. Tinfoil for Fackbook job is to store all the Facebook’s cookies separately from your browser cookies, which help in protecting your information. All your Facebook information is separately stored so it is not leaked to other website.

How to Use Tinfoil for Facebook

Installation
You can get a free copy of Tinfoil for Facebook from Google Play store. Download and installation process is standard like with every other application installation process so you should not have any problem there.

Tinfoil for Facebook

Setting adjustment
You will need to tweak some settings before using the app. Tap preferences located in the slide-out menu on the right side of the screen of your phone.  There you can check the box where it says ‘Open links inside app’ to protect your cookies. Furthermore, there are many other options which depend on your needs and preferences, including add a proxy, force a specific version of the site to load, or block images.

Precautions
You should know that Tinfoil for Facbook works only in one direction. This means if there are other services open like Google account, Facebook may use cookie data from those services to track your habits. So you will have to logout from other services before using Tinfoil for Facebook. 
You can download the app from Google Play Store by clicking Here.

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