Meta and Yandex have been found guilty of secretly listening to localhost ports and using them to transfer sensitive data from Android devices. The corporations use Meta Pixel and Yandex Metrica scripts to transfer cookies from browsers to local apps. Using incognito mode or a VPN can't protect users against it. A Meta spokesperson has called this a miscommunication,' which seems to be an attempt to underplay the situation.The post Meta and Yandex Spying on Android Users Through Localhost Ports: The Dying State of Online Privacy appeared first on Techreport.