As long as the Android owners were logged into Meta's apps, like Instagram and Facebook, Meta was able to track what users watched, clicked or bought in order to serve them more personalized ads.

While the technical underpinnings differ, both Meta Pixel and Yandex Metrica are performing a “weird protocol misuse” to gain unvetted access that Android provides to localhost ports on the ...

Computing Internet Online Security Meta called out for tracking Android users across the web without their consent — what you need to know News By Amber Bouman published 4 June 2025 ...