Security News

Google Tracks its Users Even if They Opt-Out of Tracking
2018-08-14 11:22

Google is tracking you, even if you turn off tracking: Google says that will prevent the company from remembering where you've been. Google's support page on the subject states: "You can turn off...

Tracking Cybersecurity Threats in Manufacturing
2018-08-13 20:18

With the rise of the industrial internet of things comes a far broader attack surface in the manufacturing sector. Chris Morales of Vectra outlines findings of a new report on cyberattack trends...

Apple and Google questioned by Congress over user tracking
2018-07-11 10:29

Inquiring lawmakers' minds want to know, for one thing, whether our mobile phones are actually listening to our conversations.

Tool scrubs hidden tracking data from printed documents
2018-07-03 12:49

Just because a document isn't digital doesn't mean it doesn't contain metadata. Printed documents often have their own hidden details, and now German researchers have developed tools to help you...

Week in review: Masking printers’ tracking dots, anti-privacy dark patterns, and WPA3
2018-07-02 00:30

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: How Facebook and Google nudge users to make anti-privacy choices Facebook, Google and Microsoft use design techniques...

Researchers release app that masks printers’ tracking dots
2018-06-27 19:24

Did you know that nearly all modern color laser printers put tracking patterns of tiny yellow dots on each piece of paper they print? Most printer manufacturers include these yellow dot patterns,...

German researchers defeat printers' doc-tracking dots
2018-06-27 02:58

Whistleblowers, rejoice Beating the unique identifiers that printers can add to documents for security purposes is possible: you just need to add extra dots beyond those that security tools...

Sneaky Web Tracking Technique Under Heavy Scrutiny by GDPR
2018-06-21 20:47

Don’t expect tracking methods such as browser fingerprinting to disappear anytime soon, even with GDPR, warns the EFF.

Please tighten your passwords and assume the brace position, says plane-tracking site
2018-06-21 07:30

Data breach at Flightradar24 scored some email addresses and hashed passwords Aviation professionals enthusiasts have been told to change their passwords after flight-tracking site flightradar24/...

Apple says no to Facebook’s tracking
2018-06-06 14:11

Apple will stop Facebook and advertisers from tracking users across multiple sites (cross-site tracking), running their ads or embedding content such as ‘like’ buttons.