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Social Media’s Impact on Homeland Security
Questioner: Alex Padilla
Harm: Targeted advertisingOther Topics: Behavioral Targeting
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Alex Padilla
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QuestionCiting reports that Facebook/Instagram's in-app iOS browser injects tracking code for targeted advertising even on non-partner websites, Padilla asks why other apps don't do this and whether Meta will let users default to their native browser instead.
ResponseMeta disputes the premise, saying the Pixel-related code exists to honor Apple's App Tracking Transparency choices (not to circumvent them) and only activates if the external site's own operator has embedded a Meta Pixel; does not directly answer whether it will let users default to their native browser.