Security News

iOS 13 will map the apps that are tracking you
2019-06-11 11:00

A map will display the snail-slime trails that we all leave behind in our daily travels and through which background tracking apps follow us.

Firefox aims at Google with Enhanced Tracking Prevention
2019-06-06 12:03

The latest version of Firefox, 67.0.1, features a fully-fledged version of Mozilla’s Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) privacy system.

Mozilla and Google Browsers Get Security, Anti-Tracking Boosts
2019-06-05 19:43

Both FireFox and Chrome have received updates to better guard users against privacy and security threats, such as tracking by Facebook.

Apple bans ads, third-party tracking in apps meant for kids
2019-06-05 11:27

The new policy: Ditch third-party trackers in apps designed for youngsters, lest the app get booted out of the App Store.

Firefox Web Browser Now Blocks Third-Party Tracking Cookies By Default
2019-06-04 17:48

As promised, Mozilla has finally enabled "Enhanced Tracking Protection" feature on its Firefox browser by default, which from now onwards would automatically block all third-party tracking cookies...

Brave browser concerned that Client Hints could be abused for tracking
2019-05-20 13:09

Privacy-focused browser Brave has criticised an industry proposal it says would make browser fingerprinting easier.

Google Starts Tracking Zero-Days Exploited in the Wild
2019-05-16 12:44

Google Project Zero has started tracking zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks before the impacted vendor released patches. read more

CSS tracking trick can monitor your mouse without JavaScript
2019-05-09 14:40

A security researcher has demonstrated a new way to track mouse movements even if users block JavaScript.

Google Chrome to Introduce Improved Cookie Controls Against Online Tracking
2019-05-08 10:03

At the company's I/O 2019 developer conference, Google has announced its plan to introduce two new privacy and security-oriented features in the upcoming versions of its Chrome web browser. In an...

Google offers auto-delete option for location, web tracking history
2019-05-03 05:45

Google has added a control option to users’ accounts that will allow them to instruct the company to auto-delete their location history, browsing and search data once a certain length of time has...