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Instagram on Android was caught bypassing OS security requirements by opening a port on localhost, which webpages with Facebook tracking scripts would connect t
by inigyou 3mo ago
Instagram on Android was caught bypassing OS security requirements by opening a port on localhost, which webpages with Facebook tracking scripts would connect to to get your identity.
- shimman 3mo agoLink to this? Haven't heard of it.
- Ey7NFZ3P0nzAe 3mo agoIIRC it's related to this stuff reported on by fern: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOQynHuWPeI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOQynHuWPeI
- inigyou 3mo agohttps://scienceblog.com/facebook-yandex-apps-secretly-track-users-via-hidden-ports-research-claims/ https://scienceblog.com/facebook-yandex-apps-secretly-track-...
- AstralSerenity 3mo agoThe modified version I use disables all telemetry. I'm also doubtful my Pihole wouldn't just black it anyways. And ultimately, I use Firefox on Android with Ublock and strict tracking protection, so it doesn't seem I would be susceptible to this particular cookie interception Meta relies. That said, I see your point. I wouldn't use Instagram if I couldn't do these things. If Google cracks down on user choice to a degree that even adb can't work around, then I'm out. Motorola's Graphene OS phone can't come soon enough.