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Instagram is testing new iOS push notifications that include a profile photo. Each time the notification is shown on your screen, it triggers a GET request to fetch that image, letting Meta track ever (mastodon.social)
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[-] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 10 points 11 months ago

I think the point is they get to know the exact time you first see the notification. It's a massive flaw in the OS, and I believe I have read about this years ago already, so that "privacy OS" is not intending to fix this leak

[-] scytale@piefed.zip 4 points 11 months ago

I wonder if disabling the preview in the notification will stop it.

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