Last year, Apple changed the rules for iOS app developers. Ask users for permission before their apps are allowed to collect tracking data. This new policy is called Application Tracking Transparency (ATT).
However, although Apple has updated its privacy policies to easily allow iOS users to disable any tracking by third-party apps, This does not mean that Mark Zuckerberg’s company will stop following you altogether.. According to a new lawsuit, Meta would bend the rules and continue to follow users regardless of their preferences.
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Apple will continue to collect your data without your consent
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in San Francisco, is based on research by data privacy researcher and former Google engineer Felix Krause. The latter claims that Facebook and Instagram allow Meta tracking by injecting JavaScript code into websites visited by users. everything you do on any website “.
It goes beyond normal ad viewing and even theoretically includes the ability to capture passwords written to sites. If approved, Meta technically violates Apple’s policies for opt-out users. The lawsuit also violates state and federal laws that restrict the unauthorized collection of personal data.
In response to the report, Meta admits Facebook app monitors browser activity, but denied collecting user data illegally. The measures taken by Apple still seem to be working, as these privacy changes have significantly reduced Meta’s ability to collect data from iOS users. would even be lost $10 billion in revenue the following year, According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Last summer, Facebook saw its first drop in revenue for the first time in its history.