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Jun 03 2025 Meta pauses mobile port tracking tech on Android after researchers cry foul

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Zuckercorp and Yandex used localhost loophole to tie browser data to app users, say boffins 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.... [...]

Posted by Thomas Claburn on Tue 03 June 2025 in The Register.

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