A technical investigation into claims made in a class action lawsuit that Facebook had intercepted encrypted traffic from user's devices running the Onavo Protect app in order to gain competitive insights.

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Facebook is facing a class action lawsuit over claims that it intercepted encrypted traffic from the Onavo Protect app to gain competitive insights. Using techniques akin to a MITM attack, Facebook allegedly decrypted specific domains' traffic by prompting users to install a CA certificate. However, improved security measures in newer Android versions prevented this from being feasible. The core controversy lies in whether the data interception was legal or ethical. The continued analysis of archived app versions and court documents sheds light on Facebook's methods and the technical challenges involved.

How did Facebook intercept their competitor's encrypted mobile app traffic?

<p>Is it real that they are really doing this??</p>
