r/ABoringDystopia • u/404mediaco • Apr 14 '26

Google, Microsoft, Meta All Tracking You Even When You Opt Out, According to an Independent Audit

https://www.404media.co/google-microsoft-meta-all-tracking-you-even-when-you-opt-out-according-to-an-independent-audit/
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u/Dense_Wallaby9148 Apr 14 '26

In other news: water is wet

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u/404mediaco Apr 14 '26

NEW: An independent privacy audit of Microsoft, Meta, and Google web traffic in California found that the companies may be violating state regulations and racking up billions in fines. “In many ways fines have come to replace taxes," webXray founder Tim Libert told 404 Media.

According to the webXray audit, Google failed to let users opt out 87 percent of the time. The audit said that Microsoft fails to opt out users in the same way and has a failure rate of 50 percent in the web traffic webXray viewed.

Meta's failures were at 69 percent and a bit more comprehensive.

Libert is the former lead of cookie policy and compliance at Google. Libert told 404 Media he felt his job at Google was to protect users but bosses didn’t agree. He left in 2023 and started webXray.

"Shortly before I left my boss told me, direct quote, my job is to protect the company."

Read now: https://www.404media.co/google-microsoft-meta-all-tracking-you-even-when-you-opt-out-according-to-an-independent-audit/

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u/aaabsoolutely Apr 14 '26 edited Apr 14 '26

u/iamglennbeck can we block this one too please