<ul><li>Meta Platforms halts Pixel script after researchers disclose potential tracking method impacting billions of Android users.</li><li>Researchers found that Meta and Yandex used native Android apps to listen on localhost ports, linking web browsing data to user identities without consent.</li><li>Native Android apps like Facebook, Instagram, and Yandex apps silently listened on fixed ports to de-anonymize users' browsing habits.</li><li>Meta confirmed pausing the script in question and is in discussions with Google, while Yandex denied tracking Android users' web browsing, stating compliance with data protection standards.</li></ul>

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