Snowden’s Favorite Ad Blocker Can Now Automatically Detect New Tracking Scripts
Ghostery just escalated the ad blocking arms race. Continue reading Snowden’s Favorite Ad Blocker Can Now Automatically Detect New Tracking Scripts
Category Archives: Princeton
Over 400 of the World’s Most Popular Websites Record Your Every Keystroke, Princeton Researchers Find
“Session replay scripts” can be used to log (and then playback) everything you typed or clicked on a website. Continue reading Over 400 of the World’s Most Popular Websites Record Your Every Keystroke, Princeton Researchers Find
Researchers Figure Out How to Blind ISPs from Smart Home Device Traffic
Researchers have come up with a way to blind ISPs and attackers in a man-in-the-middle position to network traffic emanating from smart home devices. Continue reading Researchers Figure Out How to Blind ISPs from Smart Home Device Traffic
Princeton’s Ad-Blocking Superweapon May Put an End to the Ad-Blocking Arms Race
An ad blocker that uses computer vision appears to be the most powerful ever devised and can evade all known anti ad blockers. Continue reading Princeton’s Ad-Blocking Superweapon May Put an End to the Ad-Blocking Arms Race
Academics Put Another Dent in Online Anonymity
Academics from Stanford and Princeton release an online tool called Footprints that correlates browsing history with Twitter feeds to reveal a users identity. Continue reading Academics Put Another Dent in Online Anonymity
Facebook’s unblockable-ads push is a “big bluff”
Researchers say there’s no way Facebook can wiggle out of rules requiring social media to label ads, and their Chrome extension proves it. Continue reading Facebook’s unblockable-ads push is a “big bluff”
News Sites Are Tracking Your Web Traffic Way More Than Porn Sites
Third-party trackers have also slowed the adoption of secure HTTPS sites, study finds. Continue reading News Sites Are Tracking Your Web Traffic Way More Than Porn Sites