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If you visit a website you see on Facebook and Instagram, you’ve likely noticed that you’re not redirected to your browser of choice but rather a custom in-app browser. It turns out that those browsers inject javascript code into each website visited, allowing parent Meta to potentially track you across websites, researcher Felix Krause has discovered. 

“The Instagram app injects their tracking code into every website shown, including when clicking on ads, enabling them [to] monitor all user interactions, like every button and link tapped, text selections, screenshots, as well as any form inputs, like passwords, addresses and credit card numbers,” Krause said in a blog post. 

His research focused on the iOS versions of Facebook and Instagram. That’s key because Apple allows users to opt in or out of app tracking when they first open an app, via its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) introduced in iOS 14.5. Meta has previously said that the feature was “a headwind on our business 2022… on the order of $10 billion.” 

Meta said that the injected tracking code obeyed users preferences on ATT. “The code allows us to aggregate user data before using it for targeted advertising or measurement purposes,” a spokesperson told The Guardian. “We do not add any pixels. Code is injected so that we can aggregate conversion events from pixels. For purchases made through the in-app browser, we seek user consent to save payment information for the purposes of autofill.”

Krause noted that Facebook isn’t necessarily using the javascript injection to collect sensitive data. However, if the apps opened a users’ preferred browser like Safari or Firefox, there would be no way to do a similar javascript injection on any secure site. By contrast, the approach used by the Instagram and Facebook in-app browsers “works for any website, no matter whether it’s encrypted or not,” he said. 

According to Krause’s research, WhatsApp doesn’t modify third-party websites in a similar way. As such, he suggests that Meta should do the same with Facebook and Instagram, or just use Safari or another browser to open links. “It’s what’s best for the user, and the right thing to do.” For more, check out the summary of his findings here. 

He even put together an ad for the service.

Motorola has announced the Moto Razr 2022 in China, and the foldable phone is getting exciting upgrades, including a lower price, that position it as a Galaxy Z Flip 4 alternative.

The design has been streamlined. Last year’s model had visual cues reminiscent of the original Razr, like a sizeable chin, but it’s all gone now. The new Razr 2022 has a thin and modern look. There’s no doubt that this change will spark some controversy among Razr fans, but we’ll trust that Motorola did its homework before taking such a consequential decision. I like the new design.

The hinge is rigid enough to keep the phone open if you want to put it on a table for a video call and use the chassis as an impromptu tripod.

When open, the 6.67” OLED display (2400×1080) should feature a great imaging experience and a super-smooth 144 Hz scrolling. We haven’t seen any brightness specs, and we hope they’ll be as great as the rest. Interestingly, there’s no notch for the selfie camera. That’s not extremely important, but it shows that Motorola cares about the smallest detail.

The 3” cover screen has an 800×573 resolution and is noticeably larger than Samsung’s Z Flip 4 1.9” cover display. We don’t yet know if the usability impact will be proportional to the size, but it does provide some potential for even more use cases, such as fancier widgets.

The camera system has been improved, thanks to a dual-camera setup with a 50MP primary camera paired with a 12MP ultrawide camera. We can’t wait to dig into the details to see how performant it would be, especially compared to other foldables.

Inside, you’ll find the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, now the de-facto computing platform of choice for high-end (expensive) Android smartphones. Unlike the Z Flip 4, the Razr 2022 can be loaded with up to 12GG of RAM (and 512GB of storage), giving it a slight advantage for heavy app users.

The 3500 mAh battery can be charged at 33W power, which is one of the fastest charging for foldable, although not comparable to the recent 125W-150W OnePlus 10T.

Finally, the $900 price (5999 CNY at the Chinese launch) gives it an edge compared to Samsung’s best foldable and represents a significant improvement over the $1400 price of the last Razr model (also, the Razr 5G sells for $600 now). We’re looking forward to seeing it in action.

Motorola Razr 2022, The Best Galaxy Z Flip 4 Competitor?

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