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How Meta tracked your mobile browsing on Android without consent

  • Meta tracked users' mobile browsing on Android without consent, including visits to adult sites, while logged into Facebook and Instagram.
  • The data collected by Meta was used to serve personalized ads matching the users' recent interests.
  • Meta linked browsing history to Facebook and Instagram profiles without obtaining user consent, a practice considered abusive and a violation of security principles by Google.
  • Meta has stopped the tracking, but Google is already patching Chrome; regulators, especially in jurisdictions like the EU, may investigate Meta's behavior for privacy violations.

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