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New ways to fingerprint Tor Browser users discovered

14

Mar

2016

Users who want to remain anonymous online often opt for using the Tor Browser, which hides their real IP address, but there are techniques that (more or less) malicious actors can used to identify them. Browser and system fingerprinting are two of them. And while the Tor Project has already implemented a number of countermeasures […]

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Verizon Wireless settles FCC complaint about supercookie tracking

08

Mar

2016

Verizon Wireless, in a settlement over its use of so-called supercookies to track mobile customers, will notify them about its targeted advertising practices and will obtain their permission before sharing personal identifiers with third parties. The company, in its settlement with the Federal Communications Commission, will also seek customer permission before internally sharing information gleaned by tracking […]

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Security News This Week: Now California Wants to Ban Encrypted Phones, Too

25

Jan

2016

This week, 16 states got tired of waiting for the Feds to do something and introduced their own legislation that would provide new privacy protections for student data, employee social media accounts, location tracking, and more. Zcash, an untraceable Bitcoin alternative, launched its first public alpha release. An Israeli research firm found an old Linux […]

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