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Facebook will soon block data gathering codes

Facebook has recently announced  that they will soon be releasing a tool that allows the user to block the website from gathering data and information outside their page. The new tool is a code that blocks the "Facebook Pixel"- the setting that gathers the user's information.
However, this new feature will only be available  in Spain, Ireland, and South Korea. Facebook did not share when it would take effect in the U.S.
Although this will not  change the number of ads a user sees, it will block the "cookie" feature. Meaning if you are online shopping for jeans, you will be less likely to have an ad for jeans pop up on your timeline.

I think that this will a great feature and will give us more privacy. It is little annoying/ creepy when things I have searched for pop up on my facebook page a day later. However, I am wondering as to why this feature will not be aviable in the U.S right away. Out of all places, I thought the U.S would have been the first place this would take effect since we as a society are such heavy social media users.


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