Security News

Your best bet for tracking protection in Firefox is this one-two punch
2018-10-24 14:50

Jack Wallen outlines what he believes is the ideal combination to prevent browser tracking in Firefox.

Firefox 63 Blocks Tracking Cookies
2018-10-24 13:28

Firefox 63 was released on Tuesday with a new cookie policy meant to prevent cross-site tracking by effectively blocking cookies and other site data from third-party tracking resources. read more

How to enable anti-tracking features in Firefox 63
2018-10-23 18:54

As part of Mozilla's emphasis on user privacy, features intended to limit user tracking have come to Firefox, but are not yet enabled by default.

Cop charged with selling phone tracking service on dark web
2018-10-04 10:07

A French police officer has been charged with using police intelligence data to power a mobile phone tracking service sold via the dark web.

Firefox Monitor starts tracking breached email addresses
2018-09-27 11:09

Mozilla has formally launched Firefox Monitor, a privacy-engineered website that hooks up to Troy Hunt’s Have I Been Pwned? (HIBP) breach notification database.

How Apple's Safari Browser Will Try to Thwart Data Tracking
2018-09-14 16:54

New privacy features in Apple's Safari browser seek to make it tougher for companies such as Facebook to track you. Companies have long used cookies to remember your past visits. This can be...

Firefox to start blocking ad-tracking by default
2018-09-03 11:15

Mozilla has announced plans to tweak Firefox's privacy controls so that advertising trackers will be blocked by default.

Bucking the Norm, Mozilla to Block Tracking Cookies in Firefox
2018-08-31 15:56

Unlike its browser competitors, Firefox will soon start blocking tracking cookies by default in the name of consumer privacy.

Security bods: Android system broadcasts enable user tracking
2018-08-31 07:30

Bypassing permission protection on network info Security researchers have found a way to sniff Android system broadcasts to expose Wi-Fi connection information to attackers.…

Android 'API breaking' vulnerability leaks device data, allows user tracking
2018-08-30 12:45

A vulnerability in the Android operating system can be used to track users without their knowledge.