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Instagram is testing new iOS push notifications that include a profile photo. Each time the notification is shown on your screen, it triggers a GET request to fetch that image, letting Meta track ever (mastodon.social)
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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

Eh, of course they will.

If they can track it, they will track it, that is pretty much a guarantee, as data equals money. Mo data, no money.