“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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    9 天前

    Despite the fact that this article explains the same thing like 5 times in a row as if I’m an idiot … uh, damn, Meta. Let me make sure I don’t have your apps on my phone.

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      9 天前

      Google tracks you based on the pixel size your chrome browser is amongst other things. They all have ways to know exactly who you are. You are not safe. Run!!