This is a secret project to intercept data from Snapchat, Amazon and YouTube and create cryptography, looking at user behavior. The initiative, called Project Ghostbusters, appears in documents that are part of a process against the gigantic social network.
Snapchat was the first to launch a spying initiative. It is today that the name Project Ghostbusters is a reference to the fantastic icon of the social network, which is famous for messages that disappear after 24 hours.
The project is mentioned in internal company emails. In one such post, in June 2016, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, said that his company had precisely discovered a jeito of tracking analytical data on Snapchat.
One obstacle on the Internet is that the data traffic of the corresponding social network is encrypted. Zuckerberg, then, you suggest painting or customizing software. “Vocês precisam discover how to fazer isso”, mandu.
VPN was used to monitor Snapchat
The solution found to use the service VPN The company Onavo acquired Meta in 2013. In July 2016, the team proposed using kits installed on Android and iOS to intercept traffic. “This is a 'man in the middle' attack,” one of those emails says. Man in the middle is a term used for data interception attacks.
The Onavo app promises to save internet connection and protect against malicious sites. It's actually about intercepting network traffic, which can even help you read your data even before the cryptographers.
There is a solution to access users who like Snapchat. Then, secondly, process documents, a meta use as a tactical tool to monitor Amazon and YouTube. Security and infrastructure areas are responsible for the use of an idea, but are not suitable for the head of the social network.
Documents comprovam suspeita antiga
The Ghostbusters Project contains documents disclosed and reviewed by the United States judiciary. TechCrunch. Meta is also a class action by consumers that took place in 2020. They were accused by the company of thinking about their data collection activities.
Documents confirm 2017 reporting Wall Street Journalwho reported that Meta (then Facebook) used VPN available to monitor or use Snapchat. Around this time, a publication failed with internal sources, who prefer to remain anonymous.
The data collected is served by Meta notar that the growth of Snapchat is slower and decides to increase your investments in Instagram Stories.
Em 2019, at Meta encerrou o OnavoAfter privacy controversies use a VPN for example Facebook Research, which paves the way for young people to monitor your cellular activities.
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