
2025-06-11 13:26:53
"Localhost tracking" explained. It could cost Meta 32 billion. (Jorge García Herrero/Zero Party Data)
https://www.zeropartydata.es/p/localhost-tracking-explained-it-could
http://www.memeorandum.com/250611/p10#a250611p10
Facebook got caught exploiting Android again to track you:
https://localmess.github.io
#mastoadmin #mastodonadmin note on v4.4.1
mastodon@localhost:~/live$ grep LIBVIPS .env.production
MASTODON_USE_LIBVIPS=false
"Mastodon support for ImageMagick is deprecated and will be removed in future versions. Please consider using libvips instead."
(The time h…
Mainstream social media apps spy on you. This isn't even the first such revelation. All social nedia works just fine in your web browser, which defeats a lot of those shenanigans.
If you really want a separate app, consider a second web browser. Also, Mastodon apps should be fine (but be careful with the less popular ones).
Got banned from write.as for triggering an anti-SEO alert — apparently too many links to http://localhost (yes, really). I emailed support right away, assuming it would be resolved quickly. Two weeks later: still banned.
So I took it personally.
According to their rules, I need to delete all posts before I can delete the account… but I can’t do that because, well, I’m banned. 😅
Thanks to full approval from the CEO of TYOLabs.com (me) and the swift action of their lead sysad…
Since I could translate the symbols, I can now see them in gdb as well (extended with gef here). When I run QEMU, it uses the Multiboot header, but that's no issue.
In gdb, I had to
- `target remote localhost:1234`
- `add-symbol-file ./9pc64.aout.elf 0xffffffff80110000`
The second part is crucial for relocating the symbols, since we'll be long mode.
Anyway, enjoy symbols!!! \o/
#mastoadmin #mastodonadmin note on v4.4.0
mastodon@localhost:~/live$ grep LIBVIPS .env.production
MASTODON_USE_LIBVIPS=false
"Mastodon support for ImageMagick is deprecated and will be removed in future versions. Please consider using libvips instead."
(The time h…
Such a wild technical achievement in privacy invasion: Facebook app runs a localhost server so their tracker on web pages can ping it with session id and identify you -- even in Incognito or on VPN.
Don't trust apps with excessive permissions!
https://www.zeropartydata.es/p/localh…
#Meta hat mit „localhost tracking“ ein technisches #Schlupfloch genutzt, das selbst im Inkognito-Modus, mit #VPN und gelöschten
Wenn ein CFO Bilanzen fälscht, landet er im Gefängnis. Wenn ein CTO massenhafte Überwachung organisiert, wird er befördert.
Metas Localhost Tracking-Programm ist ein Paradebeispiel für den moralischen Verfall in der Tech-Branche. https://www.mrak.at/2025/06/15/ueberw…
Such a wild technical achievement in privacy invasion: Facebook app runs a localhost server so their tracker on web pages can ping it with session id and identify you -- even in Incognito or on VPN.
Don't trust apps with excessive permissions!
https://www.zeropartydata.es/p/localh…