Meta and Yandex discontinue localhost tracking via Pixel script
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1mo ago· 1 min readenNews
Summary
Meta/Facebook has stopped the practice of using localhost tracking via their Pixel script, which previously sent packets and requests to localhost. The code responsible for sending the _fbp cookie has been almost completely removed. Yandex has also discontinued this practice. The article is a brief update confirming the change as of June 3rd.
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Hacker NewsMeta and Yandex discontinue localhost tracking via Pixel scriptnews.ycombinator.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledMeta/Facebook Pixel script is no longer sending any packets or requests to localhost.
The code responsible for sending the _fbp cookie has been almost completely removed.
Yandex has also stopped the practice we describe below.
Looks like they stopped doing it
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