Researcher Makes Shocking Claims About iPhone Apps Of Meta, Instagram and TikTok

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Researcher Makes Shocking Claims About iPhone Apps Of Meta,

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and TikTok

A security researcher has made some serious allegations against Meta (previously known as

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),

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and TikTok, saying their iPhone applications may be capable of tracking everything users type in their in-app internet browsers.

The researcher, ex-

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engineer named Felix Krause, was quoted as saying by the

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that all these applications say they don’t breach a user’s privacy or track sensitive user data like credit card information, passwords, and addresses entered through in-app browsers but can do so.

Last week, the researcher published a

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on these applications alleging that all the third-party links on their applications can cause various risks to the user.

According to the Mr Krause, users who click on links in the two apps are taken to webpages in an “in-app browser” allegedly controlled by

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, rather than being sent to the user’s preferred web browser, such as Safari or Firefox.

Explaining it further, he said when

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users clicks on links of products sent by their friends as direct message on their iPhones, the URLs open within the in-app browser. If the users decide to buy the products, they must enter their credit card information, shipping address, and other information, all of which can be tracked by

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, claimed Mr Krause. The same thing would also reportedly happen if they bought a product from an

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advertisement, he added.

The researcher’s claims come amid concerns raised by several regulatory authorities about ********-owned TikTok’s privacy and security.

Mr Krause also claimed that

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“injects Javascript code into every website shown,” giving them potential access to all of that user data and more – despite the fact that there is no evidence that

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,

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, or TikTok are recording or saving such data.

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