Meta Pixel halts Android localhost tracking after disclosure
www.theregister.com
: Zuckercorp and Yandex used localhost loophole to tie browser data to app users, say boffins

cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/post/897851

Security researchers say Meta and Yandex used native Android apps to listen on localhost ports, allowing them to link web browsing data to user identities and bypass typical privacy protections.

    • hauiOPMAEnglish
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      4 days ago

      You mean in terms of fining these megacorps? Nah, its the bare minimum and its just food for the “centrists” to use against those who denounce the cruelty of capitalism alltogether.