“Localhost tracking” explained. It could cost Meta 32 billion.
“Localhost tracking” explained. It could cost Meta 32 billion.
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“Localhost tracking” explained. It could cost Meta 32 billion.
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Sounds like they can't track people that don't have their app. So, not something I need to worry about.
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...but what about everyone you are frequently interacting with? Not as bad obviously but I don't think you fully escape the effect is what I am saying.
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That doesn't matter for this particular issue as far as I can tell. This is about tracking what Facebook a user does on their device outside of the Facebook app. Even if I used my friend's phone who uses Facebook, it would count toward their profile. Same as if someone else watches stuff on your Netflix profile.
I don't have the Facebook app nor do I have an account. This method of tracking is useless for those like me.
Facebook definitely has pictures of me that others have posted. People talking about me, etc. Not sure there's anything I can do about that.
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Meta casts a wide net with all their apps. Maybe someone deletes their Facebook app but still needs WhatsApp to communicate with family, for example. I love the idea of that app in particular "not looking at your messages" while it learns about all your out-of-app browsing behavior without your knowledge or consent.
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The fb share button on websites is problematic. Website tracking is problematic. Archivers are my go-to.
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In real life people think it is weird that I don't use apps; even if this is obvious to us, we are also a bunch of anarchists on a defederated internet forum. Explanations and examples like this will help us protect the normal people who don't think like us (yet).
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I'm curious if Meta could do this with their apps, can other apps do something similar?
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I doubt a lot of Lemmy users have got those apps on their phones. Although I am curious about how it would affect people who, say, used Island or similar (leverage the Work profile) to install them as I have seen that suggested in privacy communities before. Would Meta only be able to access other apps installed to that profile - if you had a browser installed in it too for example?
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And how much did they profit off of it..?
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Ok, I'm a cranky old nerd. I'll say some silly shit here ...
Nobody should have the Facebook or Instagram apps installed on their phone.
For one thing, those are websites. You don't need the app.
For another, they kill your battery because they are so damn busy spying on you.
Really, there have absolutely always been known privacy issues with those. This whole thing was known well before they proved the exact method
Until this phone, Facebook always came installed and couldn't be uninstall without hacking the phone.
In the phones I've had, you could deactivate it even if it can't be uninstalled.