browser abuse

Chrome’s Incognito Mode Isn’t as Private as You Think — but Google’s Not Sorry
Richi Jennings | | adtech, Advertising, Advertising and AdTech, adverts, breach of privacy, browser, browser abuse, Chrome, cookie, Cookie Consent, cookieconsent, cookies, customer privacy, Data Privacy, FLEDGE, FLoC, GOOG, google, Google Ad, Google AdSense, Google advertising, Google Chrome, Google Chrome Security, Incognito, Incognito Mode, Link History, Privacy, Privacy Sandbox, SB Blogwatch, Topics, tracking cookies, web cookie
Short term gain for long term pain? Class action attorney David Boies asked for $5,000 per user, but got nothing—except some assurances Google will delete data it no longer needs ...
Security Boulevard

Facebook’s New Privacy Nightmare: ‘Link History’
Richi Jennings | | adtech, Advertising and AdTech, breach of privacy, browser, browser abuse, customer privacy, Data Privacy, DeleteFacebook, facebook, Facebook data, key loggers, key logging, Keylog, keylogger, keyloggers, keylogging, Link History, Meta, Meta Networks, Meta Pixel, Privacy, SB Blogwatch
How stupid does he think we are? You’ll want to turn off this new app setting ...
Security Boulevard

Attackers Inject Persistent Cryptomining in Browsers
Lucian Constantin | | Advanced Recording Format, browser abuse, Cisco WebEx, cryptomining, drive-by attack, file sharing, JavaScript mining, macOS High Sierra, malvertizing, Monero, pop-under, Remote Code Execution, root access, vulnerability, WebEx Network Recording Player, WebEx Recording Format
Attackers have found a new technique to make cryptocurrency mining, or cryptomining, inside browsers persistent, or at least survive normal attempts of closing the browser window. Drive-by cryptomining has become widespread in ...