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Facebook is facing scrutiny after court documents revealed its use of software to spy on competitive apps and intercept traffic. The company's acquisition of Onavo enabled man-in-the-middle attacks, leading to Apple revoking its certificate. TheMoon malware infected thousands of devices, turning them into proxies for illicit activities. Additionally, Google Play hosted apps that enrolled users' devices into a proxy network without their knowledge.
Facebook got users to use their VPN and install their custom root certificate, so they could snoop on TLS connections. https://t.co/5EcwbnGxXi
Remember the “meta cracked the encryption to spy on users and competitors” story from years ago, and the new published documents where Zuck was involved in it? This thread is a walkthrough of what the user experience was like and how they tricked users with falsehoods. https://t.co/bMBJsoSk2U
Facebook's VPN created fake HTTPS certificates to decrypt and analysed traffic from competitors. https://t.co/SVEobN7Z3j