March 11, 2020

Brave browser to block web fingerprinting with randomisation

Brave is testing a new defence against fingerprinting: confusing algorithms by randomising some of the data they collect.

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January 16, 2020

Google to kill third-party Chrome cookies in two years

Google doesn't want to block third-party cookies in Chrome right now. It has promised to make them obsolete later, though. Wait - what?

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July 09, 2019

Firefox to include tracker blocking report feature

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June 03, 2019

Your phone’s sensors could be used as a cookie you can’t delete

Researchers have found that a phone's gyroscope, accelerometer and other sensors create a unique fingerprint.

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March 08, 2019

Firefox picks up advertiser-dodging tech from Tor

Letterboxing comes straight from the Tor browser, and will help Firefox users avoid advertisers that follow them around the web.

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November 02, 2016

Firefox kills the Battery Status ‘super cookie’

What is the Battery Status API good for? Besides tracking you online that is.

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August 03, 2016

Massive new study lifts the lid on top websites’ tracking secrets

Researchers at Princeton have captured the clearest picture of third-party web tracking that we've ever seen

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August 28, 2015

Dark Web market Agora suspends operations due to Tor vulnerability

The temporary move is meant to forestall potential attacks that could expose server IP addresses.

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August 03, 2015

Can you trust Tor’s entry guards?

New research uses Tor entry guard computers to strip away the Dark Web’s anonymity features, exposing users and the hidden websites they visit.

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