Facebook and Instagram, which belong to Meta and are among the most popular social media networks in the world, seem to be facing a major scandal. According to analysis by a software developer named Felix Krause, Instagram and Facebook’s mobile apps on iOS can monitor users’ navigation data without anyone knowing.
The iOS version of Facebook and Instagram uses an internet browser integrated into the app. Users also use this browser when they click on links on these platforms. The scandalous aspect of the job is also hidden in this browser. Krause has detected that a tracking JavaScript code called “Meta Pixel” is embedded in the browser. This code allowed Meta to track the user without the consent of the user or the website entered.
Everything you do, up to the button you touch, is tracked!
According to the reviews, the browser in the iOS version of Instagram and Facebook tracks everything the user does. In this context; Everything you can think of, such as buttons tapped, text selected, links clicked on external sources, screenshots taken, addresses entered, passwords, credit card data and auto-filled forms, could be tracked by Meta without any restrictions.
It must be said that the allegations made by Felix Krause are very serious. If the analysis is correct, we can say that Meta “steals” user data. This is a crime all over the world. It’s also against Apple’s privacy policies. So Instagram and Facebook apps need to be removed from the App Store. This issue seems to be the number one agenda item in the coming days.
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