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Crooks crack customer info at tracking device vendor Tile, issue 'extortion' demands
2024-06-13 01:15

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Microsoft accused of tracking kids with education software
2024-06-04 14:00

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Privacy Implications of Tracking Wireless Access Points
2024-05-29 11:01

Abstract: Wi-Fi-based Positioning Systems are used by modern mobile devices to learn their position using nearby Wi-Fi access points as landmarks. The privacy implications of such massive datasets become more stark when taken longitudinally, allowing the attacker to track devices' movements.

Google, Apple gear to raise tracking tag stalker alarm
2024-05-14 13:30

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Apple and Google Launch Cross-Platform Feature to Detect Unwanted Bluetooth Tracking Devices
2024-05-14 05:16

Apple and Google on Monday officially announced the rollout of a new feature that notifies users across both iOS and Android if a Bluetooth tracking device is being used to stealthily keep tabs on...

Hackers use DNS tunneling for network scanning, tracking victims
2024-05-13 17:50

DNS tunneling is the encoding of data or commands that are sent and retrieved via DNS queries, essentially turning DNS, a fundamental network communication component, into a covert communications channel. Hackers commonly use DNS tunneling to bypass network firewalls and filters, employing the technique for command and control and Virtual Private Network operations.

Google location tracking deal could be derailed by politics
2024-04-16 10:45

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Location tracking and the battle for digital privacy
2024-04-03 05:00

The data broker market for location tracking is a more than $12B a year industry that is rife with serious privacy issues. What's on the line for consumers, beyond helping you book a ride or check the weather? If your data is sold to a data broker, the answer can be A LOT. Of all the types of personal data collected without our knowing every day, precise location data is perhaps the most concerning.

Google Settles $5 Billion Privacy Lawsuit Over Tracking Users in 'Incognito Mode'
2024-01-02 09:50

Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed in June 2020 that alleged that the company misled users by tracking their surfing activity who thought that their internet use remained private when...

Google's New Tracking Protection in Chrome Blocks Third-Party Cookies
2023-12-15 07:23

Google on Thursday announced that it will start testing a new feature called "Tracking Protection" starting January 4, 2024, to 1% of Chrome users as part of its efforts to deprecate third-party...