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“Localhost tracking” explained. It could cost Meta 32 billion. (www.zeropartydata.es)

submitted 4 days ago by the_abecedarian@piefed.social to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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"Meta devised an ingenious system (“localhost tracking”) that bypassed Android’s sandbox protections to identify you while browsing on your mobile phone — even if you used a VPN, the browser’s incognito mode, and refused or deleted cookies in every session."

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[–] TerHu@lemm.ee 27 points 4 days ago (4 children)

im wondering, does using uBlock help in any way? can they block metas pixel and thereby protect you?

[–] Luccus@feddit.org 39 points 4 days ago (2 children)

You can Block WebRTC via uBlock.

From my understanding, this, along with setting Meta on fire, may mitigate the issue.

[–] QuazarOmega@lemy.lol 4 points 4 days ago

Let the Zucc feel the heat

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

Is that going to make video conference harder to use?

[–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 1 points 2 days ago

there is a blocklist with a name like block outsider intrusion to lan, but it's off by default

[–] voodooattack@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

Yes. Because it blocks the meta pixel script from loading to begin with.

[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

I would say it prevents the downloading and execution of such a script. DNS adblock would probably help too.