Why is my email in the pixel code?

  • Looking at the source code of the pixel, my email address is in it. I have no idea why as this email isn’t associated with this Facebook account at all. I have this plugin on other pages and there is not email address in the source code.

    See below how the source code reads:

    <!– Facebook Pixel Code –>
    <script type=’text/javascript’>
    !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?
    n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;
    n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′;n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;
    t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,
    document,’script’,’https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js&#8217;);
    </script>
    <!– End Facebook Pixel Code –>
    <script type=’text/javascript’>
    fbq(‘init’, ‘FACEBOOK PIXEL NUMBER’, {
    “em”: “EMAIL ADDRESS APPEARS HERE”
    }, {
    “agent”: “wordpress-5.2.2-1.7.25”
    });
    </script><script type=’text/javascript’>
    fbq(‘track’, ‘PageView’, []);
    </script>
    <!– Facebook Pixel Code –>

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  • <!– End Facebook Pixel Code –>
<script type=’text/javascript’>
fbq(‘init’, ‘FACEBOOK PIXEL NUMBER’, {
“em”: “EMAIL ADDRESS APPEARS HERE”
}, {

    It’s not in the pixel code. You can see the script ends here

    <!– End Facebook Pixel Code –>

    However, look at the plugin settings to see what might be showing that additional info.

    Plugin Author Facebook

    (@facebook)

    @working-together – Is there anything specific you want us to address?

    Yes is correct, Facebook Pixel is gettin the email from user and publish inside the code:
    <script type=’text/javascript’>
    fbq(‘init’, ‘fbinit’, {
    “em”: “my email”
    }, {
    “agent”: “wordpress-5.3.1-1.8.0”
    });

    To eliminate I just deactivate the plugin.

    Will be nice to know about this provacy violation ?

    Hello –

    I am here for the same reason, however, I noticed this only happens when I am logged in:

    https://i.imgur.com/P8RCUZz.png

    But when I check an Incognito window, it doesn’t output the same. So my concern is what is actually being transmitted out and why would that even show up in the first place?

    Security concern.

    Thanks

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