Facebook is secretly tracking your iPhone even after iOS 14.5 update, and here is how you can stop it

Facebook's activity tracking capabilities took a major hit with the rollout of iOS 14.5, but that does not mean the service cannot get any more of your data.

Apple made headlines with the launch of its iOS 14.5 earlier this year, largely due to the App Tracking Transparency feature it carried. Touted to be a messiah of user privacy, the feature enabled iOS users to switch off data collection by third-party apps from their smartphone use. The feature was frowned at by the makers of several third-party apps, with Facebook being the most vocal among them. The restricted data collection, Facebook argued, will hamper targeted advertising and hence the revenue sources of several small businesses. Still, iOS users loved this new control over their data. This was clear when it was recorded that only 4 per cent of iPhone users allowed apps like Facebook to monitor user behaviour across their phones post the rollout of the iOS 14.5.