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  1. localmess.github.io/#descripti

    "…misuse the unvetted access to #localhostsockets. The #AndroidOS allows any installed app with the INTERNET permission to open a listening socket on the loopback interface (127.0.0.1). Browsers running on the same device also access this interface without user consent…This allows #JavaScript embedded on web pages to communicate with native #androidapps and share identifiers and browsing habits, bridging ephemeral web identifiers to long-lived #mobileappID's…

  2. localmess.github.io/#descripti

    "…misuse the unvetted access to #localhostsockets. The #AndroidOS allows any installed app with the INTERNET permission to open a listening socket on the loopback interface (127.0.0.1). Browsers running on the same device also access this interface without user consent…This allows #JavaScript embedded on web pages to communicate with native #androidapps and share identifiers and browsing habits, bridging ephemeral web identifiers to long-lived #mobileappID's…