Security News

How to disable Facebook location tracking
2019-10-15 15:06

If your privacy is more important than Facebook knowing exactly where you are at all times, you might want to disable location tracking.

Stalker attacks Japanese pop singer – after tracking her down using reflection in her eyes
2019-10-10 20:34

'If only you could see what I've seen through your eyes'... A Japanese man indicted on Tuesday for allegedly attacking a 21-year-old woman last month appears to have found where his victim lived...

Wi-Fi Hotspot Tracking
2019-10-10 10:49

Free Wi-Fi hotspots can track your location, even if you don't connect to them. This is because your phone or computer broadcasts a unique MAC address. What distinguishes location-based marketing...

Tracking by Smart TVs
2019-10-04 11:32

Long Twitter thread about the tracking embedded in modern digital televisions. The thread references three academic papers....

Egyptian government caught tracking opponents and activists through phone apps
2019-10-04 04:59

Intelligence services developed system, says security outfit The Egyptian government has been targeting and tracking citizens in a sophisticated spying program that allows it to read emails, log...

Users Need to Consent to Online Tracking Cookies: EU Court
2019-10-01 11:06

Online companies in the EU can no longer present internet users with a pre-checked box telling them cookies will be planted on their smartphone or computer if they don't deselect the option, under...

Ineffective Package Tracking Facilitates Fraud
2019-09-25 11:01

This article discusses an e-commerce fraud technique in the UK. Because the Royal Mail only tracks packages to the postcode -- and not to the address - it's possible to commit a variety of...

Popular Period Tracking Apps Share Your Sexual Health Data With Facebook
2019-09-12 09:03

Hello Ladies, let's talk about periods, privacy, and Facebook. Are you using an app on your smartphone to keep tracks on your periods? Well, it's worrying, because it might be sharing your...

YouTube fined $170m for covertly tracking kids online
2019-09-06 12:43

YouTube can't track kids online anymore without their parents' permission, says the FTC, as it fined the Google-subsidiary $170m.

Firefox 69 Now Blocks 3rd-Party Tracking Cookies and Cryptominers By Default
2019-09-04 09:33

Mozilla has finally enabled the "Enhanced Tracking Protection" feature for all of its web browser users worldwide by default with the official launch of Firefox 69 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and...