A group of researchers has uncovered a system that Instagram and Facebook have been using since September 2024 to collect users’ web browsing history on Android devices
How meta bypasses your phone’s browser security to track you.
📢 UPDATE: As of June 3rd 7:45 CEST, Meta/Facebook Pixel script is no longer sending any packets or requests to localhost. The code responsible for sending the _fbp cookie has been almost completely removed. Yandex has also stopped the practice we describe below.
I’m a little curious why they removed it. These guys are not motivated by shame.
I’m a little curious why they removed it. These guys are not motivated by shame.
Google wants to claim it protects its users in chrome and this was bypassing it, so they didn’t want to make Google and Apple angry