Smashing Security podcast #366: Money-making bots, and Incognito isn’t private

Google says it is deleting the your Google Chrome Incognito private-browsing data that it should never have collected anyway. Can a zero-risk millionaire-making bot be trusted? And what countries are banned from buying your sensitive data?

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From the Experts: Social Media Monitoring and Dark Web Investigations

Two cybersecurity veterans discuss why not just government agencies need to securely investigate threats via social media and the dark web
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Google Faces Privacy Lawsuit Over Tracking Users in Incognito Mode

A $5 billion class-action lawsuit filed in a California federal court alleges that Google’s Chrome incognito mode collects browser data without people’s knowledge or consent. Continue reading Google Faces Privacy Lawsuit Over Tracking Users in Incognito Mode

Chrome 83: Enhanced Safe Browsing, Secure DNS, a Safety Check

Google has released version 83 of it’s popular Chrome web browser, which includes new security and privacy features and fixes for security issues. Chrome 83: New and improved security and privacy features The enhanced Safe Browsing mode will allo… Continue reading Chrome 83: Enhanced Safe Browsing, Secure DNS, a Safety Check

Apple iOS 13.3 is here, bringing support for keyfobby authentication

Bullet-proof authentication is just a tap away! Continue reading Apple iOS 13.3 is here, bringing support for keyfobby authentication

Google’s working on stopping sites from blocking Incognito mode

Google Chrome’s Incognito mode hasn’t been an impenetrable privacy shield: For years, it’s been a snap for web developers to detect when Chrome users are browsing in private mode and to block site visitors who use it. Now it looks like Google plans to … Continue reading Google’s working on stopping sites from blocking Incognito mode

Smashing Security #067: Cyber stalking and gun control

Incognito mode on your browser not as private as you think, consumer spyware companies get hacked, Graham is accused of “multitasking” in his hotel room, and Carole champions the students of Parkland, Florida.
All this and much much more is discussed i… Continue reading Smashing Security #067: Cyber stalking and gun control

Private browsing is not that private, but it can be

Private, “Incognito mode” browsing sessions are not as foolproof as most users believe them to be. “After a private session terminates, the browser is supposed to remove client-side evidence that the session occurred. Unfortunately, i… Continue reading Private browsing is not that private, but it can be