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Meta Halts Invasive Tracking Amid Privacy Concerns

6/4/2025

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Security researchers uncovered a troubling tactic used by Meta and Yandex, who exploited Android's localhost feature to connect users' web browsing habits to their identities, undermining privacy safeguards. This invasive tracking impacted more than 9 million websites. In response, Meta has halted the feature and is collaborating with Google to rectify the situation, while Yandex remains silent.

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Story summary

Security researchers uncovered a troubling tactic used by Meta and Yandex, who exploited Android's localhost feature to connect users' web browsing habits to their identities, undermining privacy safeguards. This invasive tracking impacted more than 9 million websites. In response, Meta has halted the feature and is collaborating with Google to rectify the situation, while Yandex remains silent.