Honest question here, as this story almost got me to buy an iPhone. And really don't like them, just a personal taste thing. If I don't install apps, say facebook, it can't collect this data right? So by being careful of what I install, and staying clear of facebook, which I am already, using an Android should have a similar effect, right? Or am I getting this wrong?
Not entirely, Facebook collects a lot of information about you when you're browsing third-party sites. This tracking is done through the Facebook Pixel, which is loaded via javascript on ~15% of sites you visit.
