Meta company tracks users despite Apple’s ban: how does it manage?
September 23, 2022
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The company is accused of violating not only Apple’s privacy rules, but also US data protection laws. Facebook and Instagram use App Tracking Transparency workarounds to track users
The company is accused of violating not only Apple’s privacy rules, but also US data protection laws. Facebook and Instagram use App Tracking Transparency workarounds to track users online even after their permission is denied.
what is known
As a reminder, starting with iOS 14.5, Apple’s privacy rules oblige app developers to not only provide detailed information about what data they collect, but also ask for permission to collect that information. In the event of an opt-out, companies typically do not receive data used to target ads based on user behavior and preferences. It seems that quite a large portion of iPhone owners answered “No”, so they got into Meta’s advertising business, reducing profits.
I have proof that Instagram and Facebook apps are actively running JavaScript to implement additional JS SDK without user permission, – said information security researcher Felix Krause.
In response to the lawsuit Meta admits Facebook app monitors browser activityhowever, he refused to acknowledge that user data was collected illegally.
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