[2024-07-28] - Note this is different to what TechCrunch had revealed in 2019 in which Facebook were paying teenagers to gather data on usage habits. That resulted in the Onavo app being pulled from the app stores and fines. With the new MITM information revealed: what is currently unclear is if all app users had their traffic “intercepted” or just a subset of users.
It’s gotten to where it’s so normal that laughing that they were caught is easier than disappointment with anything.
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