...the audacity... 😲

"...the website loads in a special browser built into the app, rather than your phone’s default browser. In 2022, privacy researcher Felix Krause found that Meta injects special “keylogging” JavaScript onto the website you’re visiting that allows the company to monitor everything you type and tap on, including passwords. Other apps including TikTok do the same thing..." https://gizmodo.com/meet-link-history-facebook-s-new-way-to-track-the-we-1851134018

"Meta and TikTok confirmed that the code exists but said they don’t use it to snoop." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/13/facebook-instagram-data-privacy/ 

 “We don’t use that very valuable tool that we built”

Sure you don’t guys… sure 

 Ah yes! Found it my bookmarks: https://krausefx.com/blog/announcing-inappbrowsercom-see-what-javascript-commands-get-executed-in-an-in-app-browser 

 So don’t  use default OS Browers?

https://inappbrowser.com/ 

 Don't use in-app browsers. Always open external links from apps in your default (more privacy friendly) browsers. I use Brave. 

 Thanks. 

 Exact opposite. The problem is when you use an app’s in-app browser. This is because the app has full control of their own browser. If you use your phone’s default browser, the app has no control over it. 

 Yeah I was wrong earlier but tbh who actually uses in app browsers 

 Wonder if this is also part of info that could be given to government agencies on demand. Also a hacker's goldmine  

 No charges cause our government loves it 

 All this information is absolutely going directly to the government.