Meta Sued Over Tracking iPhone Users Despite Apple's Privacy Features

Meta Sued Over Tracking iPhone Users Despite Apple's Privacy Feature

Meta is facing a new proposed class action lawsuit that accuses it of tracking and collecting

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the personal data of iPhone users

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despite features and policies made by Apple which are meant to stop that same type of tracking.

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In August, it was revealed that with the Facebook and Instagram apps

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Meta can track all of a user's key taps, keyboard inputs, and more, when using the in-app browser

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This practice of tracking users is a direct violation of Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT) policy

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which requires apps to ask for user consent before tracking them across apps and websites owned by other companies.

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