Facebook sued over allegations it sidestepped Apple's privacy protections to collect user data

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Two class action lawsuits have been filed against Facebook and Instagram app Meta. The lawsuits allege that Meta secretly tracks data without users' consent. Apple updated its privacy rules in 2021 to easily allow iOS users to opt out of all tracking by third-party apps. The Electronic Frontier Foundation reported that Meta lost $10 billion in revenue over the next year.

13 days ago·Menlo Park, United States

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The Independent

Meta tracked users without their consent by skirting Apple’s privacy features, lawsuit alleges

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is being sued for allegedly tracking users without their consent.

13 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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USA Today

Facebook sued over allegations it sidestepped Apple's privacy protections to collect user data

Meta faces a lawsuit accusing the Facebook app of skirting around Apple's privacy protections and collecting user data through in-app browsers.

14 days ago·United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Meta sued for skirting Apple privacy rules to snoop on users

Meta Platforms Inc. was sued for allegedly building a secret work-around to safeguards that Apple Inc. launched last year to protect iPhone users from having their internet activity tracked.

14 days ago·Malaysia

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Hindustan Times

Shocking! Facebook Parent Meta Sued for Skirting Apple Rules to Snoop on iPhone Users

Facebook parent Meta was sued for allegedly building a secret work-around to Apple safeguards that protect iPhone users from having their activity tracked.

13 days ago·New Delhi, India

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Arab News

Meta sued for breaking Apple privacy policies to ‘snoop’ on users

LONDON: Meta was sued on Wednesday for allegedly building a secret workaround that allowed the company to bypass privacy features Apple introduced earlier last year to protect iPhone users from having their internet activity tracked. Two Meta users filed the lawsuit in San Francisco, where a similar claim was made last week accusing the tech giant “of skirting Apple’s 2021

13 days ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Bloomberg

Meta Sued for Skirting Apple Privacy Rules to Snoop on Users

Meta Platforms Inc. was sued for allegedly building a secret work-around to safeguards that Apple Inc. launched last year to protect iPhone users from having their internet activity tracked.

14 days ago·United States

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