I didn't go through any kind of connect log in, it must have used the Facebook cookie somehow".
According to Kincaid, he signed up for CBS Sportsline and got a Beacon-like pop-up, which he thinks may have used a Facebook cookie.
We've heard that select Facebook partners will now be able to look for your existing Facebook cookie to identify you, even if you never opted into Facebook Connect on the site you're visiting.
For example, if you rent a copy of "Biodome" from Blockbuster.com, Blockbuster will look for a Facebook cookie on your computer.
According to the December 2011 Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) audit (PDF) of Facebook, the cookies that are set and the data required by these plugins can differ.
Although Facebook allows cookies from third parties to be installed on users' computers through the Facebook site, the company's privacy policy says it "covers the use of cookies by Facebook and does not cover the use of cookies or other tracking technologies by any of its advertisers".
The underlying case pertains to the background tracking of web browser users via Facebook operated cookies.
The suit also goes through a lengthy explanation of how it believes that Facebook uses cookies for tracking purposes.
