A new way to perform an XS-Leak side-channel attack has been disclosed. According to Luan Herrera, a researcher and bug bounty hunter with a particular interest in client-side, browser,...
Apple is rolling out a new mechanism to measure click-through ad campaigns in a manner that better maintains user privacy. The WebKit browser engine technology –...
Firefox 85 has cracked down on so-called ‘supercookies’ by introducing cache partitioning that blocks cross-site tracking. Like ordinary cookies, supercookies are small pieces of data stored on a...
While the agency had six major privacy incidents, the privacy office fell short in numerous areas. Major and minor privacy incidents have increased significantly at the...
UPDATED Grindr, the popular LGBT dating app, has been fined €10 million ($12 million) for GDPR violations by Norway’s data privacy regulator because sensitive user data was apparently shared...
Cisco published the 2021 Data Privacy Benchmark Study, its fourth annual look into corporate privacy practices worldwide, which found enhanced importance of privacy protections during the...
A privacy expert called the disclosure “alarming.” The Defense Intelligence Agency buys commercially available cellphone location data and uses this data to search for device locations...
With quantum computing looming on the horizon, Cloudflare says it has been trialing the KEMTLS protocol and plans to use post-quantum cryptography for most internal services by...
VPN providers should adhere to a minimum standard of ethics to deter cybercriminals from taking advantage of their privacy-enhancing software. That is the stance taken by industry group...
Opening a website with an embedded YouTube video potentially allowed miscreants to access a user’s viewing history, favorites, and playlists. The security bug – which earned...
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