Security News

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.

Google Hit With Lawsuit Over Location Tracking
2018-08-21 17:03

Tech Giant Clarifies: Pausing 'Location History' Alone Won't Stop All TrackingA lawsuit accuses Google of "the surreptitious location tracking of millions of mobile phone users." The legal action...

Google Faces Legal Turmoil After Location Tracking Debacle
2018-08-21 13:56

After a report said Google tracks users even when they opt out, the company is under fire from activists and has been slapped with a lawsuit.

Google Sued Over Misleading Users About Location Tracking Feature
2018-08-21 10:48

Google was in the news last week for a misleading claim that "with Location History off, the places you go are no longer stored," which is not true. Now, the search engine giant is once again in...

Researchers reveal new online user tracking techniques
2018-08-20 18:49

Researchers have identified a number of online user tracking techniques that can’t be blocked by browsers’ built-in anti-tracking defenses and existing anti-tracking and ad-blocking extensions....

'Oh sh..' – the moment an infosec bod realized he was tracking a cop car's movements by its leaky cellular gateway
2018-08-18 00:20

Internet boxes blab coordinates on login pages Black Hat If you want to avoid the cops, or watch deliveries and call-outs by trucks and another vehicles in real-time, well, there's potentially not...