by Summary: Facebook offered a free VPN service in 2016. It’s real purpose: Secretly Decrypt ( let Facebook read ) people’s Snapchat, Youtube and Amazon web communications. This could be a crime, against the US Wiretap Act. According to court docs came directly from the top at Facebook/Meta.
https://gizmodo.com/project-ghostbusters-facebook-meta-wiretap-snapchat-1851366093
Meta’s Onavo unit has a history of using invasive techniques to collect data on Facebook’s users. Meta acquired Onavo from an Israeli firm over 10 years ago, promising users private networking, as most VPNs do. However, the service was reportedly used to spy on rival social media apps through tens of millions of people who downloaded Onavo. It gave Facebook valuable intel about competitors, and this week’s court filings seem to confirm that.
