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Meta found 'covertly tracking' Android users through Instagram and Facebook
Google says Meta and search engine company Yandex used Android capabilities "in unintended ways that blatantly violate our security and privacy principles".
Academics at the Radboud University in the Netherlands and IMDEA Networks said they discovered Meta and Yandex have been tracking Android users' browser activity without their consent and then using the data in their apps. Yandex said it "strictly complies with data protection standards", adding: "The feature in question does not collect any sensitive information and is solely intended to improve personalisation within our apps." Google told Sky News it had already "implemented changes to mitigate these invasive techniques and have opened our own investigation and are directly in touch with the parties".
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