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“Localhost tracking” explained. It could cost Meta 32 billion. (www.zeropartydata.es)

submitted 4 days ago by the_abecedarian@piefed.social to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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"Meta devised an ingenious system (“localhost tracking”) that bypassed Android’s sandbox protections to identify you while browsing on your mobile phone — even if you used a VPN, the browser’s incognito mode, and refused or deleted cookies in every session."

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[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Also if you don't have the Facebook or instagram apps on your phone.

[-] Jhex@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

This is the way... even better, have no Meta accounts of any kind

this post was submitted on 10 Jun 2025

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