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Default Settings Matter: How Apple's Google Deal Sacrifices User Privacy for Profit

Default Settings Matter: How Apple's Google Deal Sacrifices User Privacy for Profit

For years, Google has paid Apple an estimated $10 to $20 billion annually to be the built-in default search engine across all Apple products.

Navigating Online Privacy: VPN vs. TOR

Navigating Online Privacy: VPN vs. TOR

In this post, we’ll unpack the key differences between a VPN and TOR. You’ll learn how each technology helps to provide online invisibility, along with the pros and cons of each.

A Beginner's Guide to Tracking Pixels: What They Are and How They Work

A Beginner's Guide to Tracking Pixels: What They Are and How They Work

Tracking pixels are tiny, invisible images embedded in websites, emails, and ads across the internet. Their purpose is to act as digital breadcrumbs, allowing companies to learn more about user engagement and monitor activity.

Exploring the Browser Internationalization API: Unveiling the Fingerprinting Potential

Exploring the Browser Internationalization API: Unveiling the Fingerprinting Potential

Browser fingerprinting has emerged as an insidious new threat to online privacy. This technique allows websites to identify and track users without their knowledge by extracting small configuration details from their browsers to generate a unique fingerprint. As traditional tracking methods like cookies become more restricted, fingerprinting has been growing

A Beginner's Guide to Cookies: How to Protect Your Privacy Online

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A Beginner's Guide to Cookies: How to Protect Your Privacy Online

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They are designed to remember information about you and your preferences on that site. For example, cookies keep you logged into your email and recall items in your shopping cart across visits.

The Illusion of Privacy: Limitations of Incognito Browsing

The Illusion of Privacy: Limitations of Incognito Browsing

Private or incognito browsing has become a standard feature across major browsers. At first glance, this seems like an easy way to cover your digital tracks. However, as we'll explore in this post, private browsing is severely limited in the face of modern tracking capabilities.

The Surprising Role of Emojis in Browser Fingerprinting

The Surprising Role of Emojis in Browser Fingerprinting

Emojis have become an essential part of online communication. The cute and expressive pictographs help convey tone and emotion in messages. But did you know that emojis can also be used to uniquely identify browsers and devices?

Momenel: The Privacy-Focused Social Media Platform

Momenel: The Privacy-Focused Social Media Platform

Social media has become deeply ingrained in modern life. Platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and X (also known as Twitter) allow us to connect with friends, share life updates, and express ourselves.

Don't Take the Bait! The Ultimate Guide to Catching Sneaky Phishing Emails

Don't Take the Bait! The Ultimate Guide to Catching Sneaky Phishing Emails

Phishing emails are fraudulent messages designed to trick recipients into giving away sensitive information or installing malware. They often appear to come from a legitimate organization and urge you to act quickly by clicking a link or opening an attachment.

The Hidden Dangers of MathML - How It Enables Fingerprinting

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The Hidden Dangers of MathML - How It Enables Fingerprinting

MathML can be exploited to fingerprint users in subtle ways that allow tracking across sites. In this post, we'll do a deep dive on how clientrects are used to calculate fingerprints from MathML.

Unraveling Website Tracking: Your Comprehensive Handbook to Diverse Tracking Techniques

In today’s interconnected world, online privacy is a top priority. However, various tracking methods are used by websites to monitor your online activities. But worry not! In this comprehensive guide, we’ll delve into different tracking techniques and provide practical solutions to avoid them. Get ready to take control

Watch Out for Whales! An Intro to Whaling Attacks

Watch Out for Whales! An Intro to Whaling Attacks

Have you heard of whaling attacks? If not, you’re not alone - these types of cyber attacks often fly under the radar. But whales (the giant mammals of the sea) and whaling (the cyberattack technique) have more in common than you might think. Just like whales are huge creatures

Staying Safe Online: A Guide to Cybersecurity Basics

Staying Safe Online: A Guide to Cybersecurity Basics

The internet has become an integral part of our daily lives. We rely on it for everything from communication to entertainment to managing our finances. But with great connectivity comes increased risk. As we share more of our personal information online, it’s important to understand some basic cybersecurity concepts

How ClientRects Enables Powerful Browser Fingerprinting

How ClientRects Enables Powerful Browser Fingerprinting

Browser fingerprinting is a method websites can use to identify and track users, even when they are browsing in private or incognito mode. One technique involves using the JavaScript properties clientWidth and clientHeight to build a fingerprint. In this post, we’ll explore what clientRects are and how they enable