https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/06/meta-and-yandex-are-de-anonymizing-android-users-web-browsing-identifiers/

#tracking code #Meta and Russian #Yandex embed into millions of websites is #deanonymizing #android users by abusing legitimate #Internetprotocols, causing #Chrome and other browsers to surreptitiously send #uniqueidentifiers to #nativeapps installed on their devices…#Google says it's investigating the abuse, which allows Meta and Yandex to convert ephemeral web identifiers into persistent mobile app user identities.

Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users’ web browsing identifiers

Abuse allows Meta and Yandex to attach persistent identifiers to detailed browsing histories.

Ars Technica