Meta Is Adding Code To Websites To Track Users, Research

 California: According to a new study by a former Google engineer, Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, is copying the websites visited by its users so that when those users click on links in those apps, the company will track those users. Can be monitored on the Internet.

Privacy researcher Felix Cross says the Instagram app adds its own tracking code to every website visited, including ads. After which the app tracks all user movements such as every button or link that is clicked, text that is selected, every screenshot that is taken. It also includes any input information such as passwords, addresses and credit card numbers.

These two apps are taking advantage of the fact that when their users click on a link in the app, the link opens in the app's browser instead of Safari or Firefox.

Metta said in a statement that the insertion of the tracking code is subject to users' preferences as to whether or not they allow the app to track them. This code was intended to be used to collect user data about advertisements.

A spokesperson said that we created this code on purpose to respect the preferences of users on our platforms.