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You’re listening to the Shared Security Podcast, exploring the trust you put in people, apps, and technology…with your host, Tom Eston. In episode 85 for September 9th 2019: Firefox will now block all third-party tracking cookies and more b… Continue reading New Firefox Privacy Protections, Apple iOS Zero-Days, Facebook User Phone Numbers Exposed
Is it possible to track someone by sharing a youtube link with them with a timestamp such as &t=1s if they click on it on their end?
I’ve recently have been told not to use timestamps because of this…
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Many GPS trackers are shipped with the default password 123456. Many users don’t change them. We just need to eliminate default passwords. This is an easy win. EDITED TO ADD (9/12): A California law bans default passwords starting in 2020…. Continue reading Default Password for GPS Trackers
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The new feature “disconnects,” but doesn’t delete, your browsing history. Facebook will still use it for analytics. Continue reading Facebook delivers ‘clear history’ tool that doesn’t ‘clear’ anything
From DefCon: At the Defcon hacker conference today, security researcher Truman Kain debuted what he calls the Surveillance Detection Scout. The DIY computer fits into the middle console of a Tesla Model S or Model 3, plugs into its dashboard USB port, and turns the car’s built-in cameras — the same dash and rearview cameras providing a 360-degree view used… Continue reading Modifying a Tesla to Become a Surveillance Platform
Competitive swimmers certainly like to track their performance, often using devices such as swim watches – the problem is, the athletes have to stop to look at those things. A Vancouver-based startup is out to address that problem, with its a… Continue reading Augmented-reality swim goggles put performance data in your face
A “preferred Facebook Marketing Partner” is alleged to have tracked millions of Instagram users’ locations and stories. Continue reading Instagram boots ad partner for location tracking and scraping stories
LeapFrog has done lots to fix the security of the LeapPad. Now all that’s left is for parents to scrape Pet Chat off of older tablets. Continue reading Parents, it’s time to delete Pet Chat from your child’s LeapPad
I was getting interested in data privacy and looked up how users are tracked on the internet to connect the different traces to a single user. I found this:
In addition to regular cookies, pixel tags, ultrasound beacons a… Continue reading What additional methods for user tracking are there?