June 24, 2020

iOS 14, macOS Big Sur, Safari to give us ‘No, thanks!’ option for ad tracking

At WWDC, Apple promised to double down on data protection in its upcoming iOS 14, macOS Big Sur, and Safari releases.

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November 27, 2019

Firefox gets tough on tracking tricks that sneakily sap your privacy

Firefox is getting ready to turn on its automatic anti-snooping tools to stop web 'fingerprinting" tricks.

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October 25, 2018

Could TLS session resumption be another ‘super cookie’?

Researchers think they’ve spotted a tracking technique that nobody has been paying attention to - TLS session resumption.

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October 30, 2017

Firefox takes a bite out of the canvas ‘super cookie’

Finally, one of the major browsers is doing something about canvas fingerprinting

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February 17, 2017

Your computer is a cookie that you can’t delete

Browsing the web? You can still be identified even if you switch browser

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August 06, 2015

How your battery life could be used as an undeletable cookie

Researchers have discovered that unscrupulous websites could use your laptop's battery as a short-lived super cookie.

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