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fromTheregister
1 month ago

Browser hijacking campaign infects 2.3M Chrome, Edge users

The Geco color picker extension, while appearing safe and helpful, hijacks browser sessions, tracks user activities, and backdoors victims' web browsers, highlighting significant security concerns.
Privacy professionals
fromMail Online
1 month ago

ICE spotting app surges in iPhone downloads after White House backlash

The ICEBlock app, designed to report and track ICE agent sightings, is modeled after Waze and allows users to pin locations and add notes in real-time.
US politics
Privacy technologies
fromUNILAD Tech
2 months ago

How to uncover exactly how much information Google really knows about you as shocking tracking is revealed

Google collects vast amounts of data from user interactions across its platforms, influencing personalized experiences and ad targeting.
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fromArs Technica
2 months ago
Privacy technologies

Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users' web browsing identifiers

Meta and Yandex exploit vulnerabilities in web protocols to track users across devices, undermining privacy protections.
fromHackernoon
5 years ago
Bootstrapping

The Markup and the Curious Case of the Tricky Timeout Bug | HackerNoon

The Markup's Blacklight tool encounters a timeout bug that disrupts user privacy analysis, prompting a team effort to enhance its scanning capabilities.
Privacy technologies
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users' web browsing identifiers

Meta and Yandex exploit vulnerabilities in web protocols to track users across devices, undermining privacy protections.
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fromThe Verge
3 months ago

Google will pay a $1.375 billion settlement to Texas over privacy violations

Google will pay $1.375 billion to settle Texas data privacy violation claims, a record settlement for such cases.
The settlement marks a significant escalation in legal actions against Google regarding data privacy.
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