Metaplatforms Inc. META is being sued for finding a workaround apple inc‘s AAPL Data protection regulations introduced in 2021, Bloomberg reported.

What happened: Two owned by Meta FacebookUsers of have filed a class action lawsuit in San Francisco federal court alleging the company built a “secret bypass” to defeat Apple’s 2021 privacy protections, the report said said.

Meta’s actions also violated state and federal laws restricting the unauthorized collection of personal information, the plaintiffs reportedly said in the complaint.

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The lawsuit was based on Results by privacy researchers Felix Krause That is, “The iOS Instagram and Facebook app renders all third-party links and ads in its app using a custom in-app browser.”

“The host app will then be able to track every single interaction with external websites from all form inputs like passwords and addresses on every single tap,” he added.

Apple’s “App Tracking Transparency,” introduced in 2021 with iOS 14.5, requires all third-party apps to obtain user consent before tracking their online or offline activities. This Privacy changes cost Meta about $10 billion in revenue in the first year of implementation, the company had previously said.

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