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throwaway290 2 days ago

What they do then is create an app where location is necessary, make that app spin up a localhost server, then add js to facebook and every site with a like button to phone that localhost and basically deanon everyone.

cnity 2 days ago | parent [-]

How could this possibly work without port forwarding?

mzajc 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

2 months ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44169115.

Of course Facebook's JS won't add itself to websites, so half of the blame goes to webmasters willingly sending malware to browsers.

throwaway290 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

It happens on the same device. No forwarding necessary. And it was documented to happen, the story was on HN