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Tracking Users on Waze

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Bruce Schneier

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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Is it possible to be anonymous using data connection in a mobile phone? [closed]

Posted on October 20, 2020 by koity

First off, I know that absolute anonymity is impossible. It can be harder to identify who you are but not impossible. So, for this question, we can assume all protection that is given in that sense from something like Tor browser for Windo… Continue reading Is it possible to be anonymous using data connection in a mobile phone? [closed]→

Preserving anonymity with ring 0 malware infected PC

Posted on October 18, 2020 by Margret Englar

I am attempting to determine whether it would be possible to maintain your anonymity while using an internet-connected PC infected with ring 0 malware. The threat model assumes the adversary is willing to purchase zero-day exploits and cra… Continue reading Preserving anonymity with ring 0 malware infected PC→

Client Fingerprinting Resistant Protocols

Posted on October 13, 2020 by user244098

It’s well known that web clients are easy to fingerprint, and you can see that the same is true for other protocols like email and BitTorrent. This begs the question: which protocols aren’t easy to fingerprint? Specifically, protocols poss… Continue reading Client Fingerprinting Resistant Protocols→

Keep Your YouTube Habits To Yourself With FreeTube

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Sven Gregori

If your usual YouTube viewing selection covers a wild and random variety of music, tech subjects, cooking, history, and anything in-between, you will sooner or later be baffled by some of the “Recommended for you” videos showing up. When it features a ten-hour mix of Soviet propaganda choir music, you …read more

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Online Anonymity – How to Keep Yourself Safe and Unidentified

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Owais Sultan

By Owais Sultan
Online anonymity in contemporary times is a major concept and is used for multiple reasons.
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Online Anonymity – How to Keep Yourself Safe and Unidentified
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How a VPN Protects You From Phishing Attacks

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Waqas

By Waqas
In 2019, 65% of organizations based in the United States experienced successful phishing attacks. So how to protect yourself from these attacks?
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How VPN works internally

Posted on September 24, 2020 by coder_v_3.0

The VPN is used to establish a secure connection (creating a tunnel) to another network over the Internet. It masks our IP address and geographical location and also when the information enters the private tunnel on a VPN, it is always enc… Continue reading How VPN works internally→

Blockchain and non-fungible token security research subjects [closed]

Posted on September 23, 2020 by 56055478654

I am willing to do a thesis in the Blockchain domain. I started to think about different types of application of the non-fungible token technology.
I am still very new to both of this technologies, and I have a hard time to find any intere… Continue reading Blockchain and non-fungible token security research subjects [closed]→

How to check if you are navigating anonymously

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Martel

I have been reading a bit about the deep web and the dark web, and that you need to connect to the onion network through a VPN to navigate anonymously.
I’m currently using Tails and its default system: onion circuits. I have read that onio… Continue reading How to check if you are navigating anonymously→