Eli5: How is https secure when all social media companies track you?

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Because that’s a different kind of tracking.

When you use Facebook and agree to their terms and conditions, you agree to them gathering data on you. There is an agreement between you two.

But https Prevents some other third party that you have no agreement with from stealing data that you’ve only agreed for Facebook to track 

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