Meta's Facebook and Instagram apps 'have been stealing data through a digital backdoor for months' he says the Washington Post. The information is also available on iGuru.gr in an older publication.We mentioned that no privacy setting will be able to stop what Meta and Yandex are doing, as these two companies bypass the privacy and security protections that Google has set for Android devices.
However, their tactics point to some privacy vulnerabilities in browsers or applications. The following steps can reduce the risks:, according to the Washington Post:
Stop using the browser Chrome. The Firefox Mozilla's Brave browser and DuckDuckGo's browser block many common methods of website-to-website tracking.
Chrome, the most popular browser, does not do this.
For iPhone and Mac users, Safari also has strong privacy protections. It's not perfect, though.
Delete the Meta and Yandex apps from your phone, if you have them. The tactics described by the researchers show that Meta and Yandex are not worthy of public trust.
These apps give companies more leeway to collect information that websites generally can't easily obtain, including your approximate location, your phone's battery level, and what other devices are connected to your home WiFi.
Also be aware that even if you don't have apps from Meta on your phone, or even if you don't use Facebook or Instagram at all, Meta may collect information about your activity across the web.
Although the press releases will range from very select to rare, I said I'd pass...because sometimes the editors hide.
