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How Facebook (Meta) Secretly Tracked You, Even in Private Mode [Paid Subs]

How Facebook (Meta) Secretly Tracked You, Even in Private Mode [Paid Subs]

They used local network tricks to bypass your browser's privacy settings and track what you were doing online. The moment researchers published their findings, Meta pulled the plug.

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Jun 13, 2025
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You know how companies say they care about your privacy? Well, that flew out the window when researchers uncovered a hidden tracking method used by Facebook (Meta) and Russia’s Yandex. They weren’t just collecting cookies or tracking pixels.

They were doing something a lot sneakier.

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