The owner of Facebook and Instagram is using code to follow those who click links in its apps, according to an ex-Google engineer
Meta, the owner of Facebook and, has been rewriting websites its users visit, letting the company follow them across the web after they click links in its apps, according to new research from an ex-Google engineer.
“The Instagram app injects their tracking code into every website shown, including when clicking on ads, enabling them [to] monitor all user interactions, like every button and link tapped, text selections, screenshots, as well as any form inputs, like passwords, addresses and credit card numbers,”In a statement,said that injecting a tracking code obeyed users’ preferences on whether or not they allowed apps to follow them, and that it was only used to aggregate data before being applied for...
They added: “For purchases made through the in-app browser, we seek user consent to save payment information for the purposes of autofill.” “Javascript injection” – the practice of adding extra code to a webpage before it is displayed to a user – is frequently classified as a type of malicious attack. Cybersecurity company Feroot, for instance,that “allows the threat actor to manipulate the website or web application and collect sensitive data, such as personally identifiable information or payment information.”