Arrr mateys, Facebook's Onavo VPN be spyin' on rivals! Those scallywags be needin' some maroonin'!
2024-03-28
Arrr, me hearties! 'Twas Snapchat that bore the brunt of "Project Ghostbusters", usin' spyware-like VPN to plunder encrypted treasure. 'Twas YouTube and Amazon who felt our wrath thereafter. Aye, we be the scallywags of the digital seas!
Arrr! Facebook be caught with its hand in the cookie jar, using its Onavo VPN system to spy on its own users as they be sailin' the high seas of Snapchat and other competitors' apps, matey! Aye, it be called Project Ghostbusters, aye, reminiscent of that iconic rival's logo, and it be just the tip of the iceberg! The scallywags at Meta, Facebook's parent company, be usin' their VPN to intercept and decrypt the traffic between their users and their competitors' servers, tryin' to gain an unfair advantage in the marketplace.But the jig be up in 2019 when TechCrunch blew the lid off this nefarious scheme, causin' Facebook to walk the plank and shut down Onavo. The court filings in California be revealin' that this be more than just dirty business—this be criminal, says the law!It all started back in 2016 when Mark Zuckerberg himself be givin' the orders to snoop on Snapchat, leadin' to the development of the infamous SSL man-in-the-middle tactic. This successful method be later expanded to spy on YouTube and Amazon, causin' a storm of controversy and lawsuits against Facebook for their deceitful practices.But not all hands on deck be willin' to go along with this treachery, as some crew members like Pedro Canahuati raised concerns about the ethics of such actions. The ongoing lawsuit be brought by brave souls who accuse Facebook of deception and unfair competition in the cutthroat world of social media.