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RulerOf | 3 months ago

> You know the spied everything you browsed, right?

I remember that this "became news" some time ago, but it's always pretty obvious the moment it loads.

App presenting an SFSafariViewController? "Convenience" that's intended to keep users in the app.

App presenting a WKWebView? Assume it's loaded with spyware scripts.

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gizzlon|3 months ago

no no, not in the fb app, in the mobile browser: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44169115

TBF it's "only" sites with a meta pixel, and on Android. But in my book this does not matter, it shows their intentions

RulerOf|3 months ago

Ohhh yes I remember that one. Diabolically clever.

I'm sure there's also no user-controlled firewall to stop it on Android either.