Why does my IP being leaked with system-wide proxy through webTRC, but it doesn’t happen when I use system-wide VPN

WebRTC manages to leak my IP when I use proxy, but when I use VPN it only shows VPN server’s IP (both proxy and VPN were system-wide). What’s the key difference? Google Chrome was used in both tests (webRTC leak test). https://browserleask… Continue reading Why does my IP being leaked with system-wide proxy through webTRC, but it doesn’t happen when I use system-wide VPN

Feds seize VPN service used by hackers in cyber attacks

By Deeba Ahmed
Cybercriminals’ Favorite VPN Service Rendered ‘Inaccessible’ in a Joint Operation Conducted by Europol and the FBI.
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How can "Sign up with Facebook" on some website include my name and even my profile picture?

I just got into a website registration page and saw there was a "Sign Up with Facebook" button, which showed my profile pic and name.
How does it do that?
Does that mean the website has my name and profile picture as well?

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How can I access a website without it being able to identify me as a previous visitor?

Phone is rooted
Basically I want to be able to access a website without it being able to determine any of the things it dermined about me (my device, ip address etc) when I accessed it last, no matter how advanced of a tracking mechanism i… Continue reading How can I access a website without it being able to identify me as a previous visitor?

Tracking Users on Waze

A security researcher discovered a wulnerability in Waze that breaks the anonymity of users:

I found out that I can visit Waze from any web browser at waze.com/livemap so I decided to check how are those driver icons implemented. What I found is that I can ask Waze API for data on a location by sending my latitude and longitude coordinates. Except the essential traffic information, Waze also sends me coordinates of other drivers who are nearby. What caught my eyes was that identification numbers (ID) associated with the icons were not changing over time. I decided to track one driver and after some time she really appeared in a different place on the same road…

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