Collaborate Disseminate
Brave is testing a new defence against fingerprinting: confusing algorithms by randomising some of the data they collect. Continue reading Brave browser to block web fingerprinting with randomisation
Google doesn’t want to block third-party cookies in Chrome right now. It has promised to make them obsolete later, though. Wait – what? Continue reading Google to kill third-party Chrome cookies in two years
The EFF explains how data is being tracked and used on the web and mobile devices, how consumers can protect themselves – and why it’s not all bad news. Continue reading EFF Talks the Corporate Surveillance of Consumers
A new way of tracking mobile users creates a globally unique device fingerprint that browsers and other protections can’t stop. Continue reading Calibration Attack Drills Down on iPhone, Pixel Users
Hyperlink Auditing disabled in the Brave browser version 73.0.62.51
Well crafted piece by Lawrence Abrams, detailing the URL ‘Ping’ Tracking (aka Hyper-Text Protocol Auditing), and the consequences to users within many browser deployments. If you find… Continue reading URL “Ping” Tracking, The Exponential Evil of Tracking
Lawrence Abrams, writing at Bleeping Computer, reports on new privacy decisions at Mozilla Foundation targeting the privacy of the organization’s Firefox browser: of which, is apparently slated to block all tracking bits…
I’ll beleive it when I se… Continue reading Mozilla Firefox Slated To Block All Trackers: Crowd Goes Wild
Unlike its browser competitors, Firefox will soon start blocking tracking cookies by default in the name of consumer privacy. Continue reading Bucking the Norm, Mozilla to Block Tracking Cookies in Firefox
via Martin Brinkmann writing at his eponymous blog: gHacks Technology News, tells the tale of Password Manager Exploitation by nefarious-minded Web Trackers. Certainly Wednesday’s MustRead, yes?
‘Research from Princeton’s Center for Information Techn… Continue reading The Exploitations of Password Managers, Web Tracker Edition
Safari guns for web tracking, but what about its own browser history and Facebook’s data-sharing with device makers?
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Continue reading Apple’s privacy ambivalence
Mark Zuckerberg announced a new tool that will let Facebook users clear their web browsing history, and opt out of future tracking. Continue reading Facebook Will Let You Stop It From Collecting Your Internet Browsing Habits