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Our work e-mail server has started rewriting links in incoming mail through a redirecting gateway, for "security reasons": if I receive an e-mail containing a link to
https://security.stackexchange.com, the link gets rewritten to… Continue reading Is URL rewriting in e-mail a sound security practice?
The accepted answer to this question is now outdated, since Whatsapp web does not require an online smartphone to function anymore. How is the key exchange performed securely?
Continue reading How does end-to-end encryption work with whatsapp web as of 2022?
My internet provider knows which sites I am connecting to (even if only the server names, when using https). Can they legally use that information for profiling / advertising? For instance, if they see me visiting www.babynames.com they mi… Continue reading Legal for providers to use navigation information for profiling / advertising? [closed]
GCM (now FCM after a change of ownership to a Google subsidiary) is a push notification framework which is commonly used on Android phones. MicroG is an open source reimplementation of Google proprietary userspace apps and li… Continue reading Privacy implications of GCM on MicroG
I have recently started using a password manager, and I am worried about having a plan B in case I lose access to the vault file and need to access the passwords: for instance, both my laptop and my phone get stolen at the same time while … Continue reading How to reduce trouble in case I lose access to my password manager?