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Meta found 'covertly tracking' Android users through Instagram and Facebook

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Meta found 'covertly tracking' Android users through Instagram and Facebook

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  • "It's really concerning because it negates every privacy control that you have in modern browsers and also in modern mobile platforms like Android," said Narseo Vallina-Rodriguez, associate professor at IMDEA Networks, to Sky News.

    It's kinda funny, considering Chrome is one of the least private browsers out.

    Also, why am I not surprised by this:

    Firefox, Microsoft Edge and DuckDuckGo browsers were also affected, with Firefox owner Mozilla and DuckDuckGo engineers taking action to stop any future covert tracking.