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How to secure your personal metadata from online trackers
When it comes to safeguarding your privacy online, most people focus on securing passwords, encrypting communications, and clearing browsing history. While these practices are …

Product showcase: Block ads, cookie pop-ups, trackers with CleanWeb
A study by PageFair revealed that ad blocker usage surged by 30% in 2016 alone, reflecting a growing public concern for privacy and uninterrupted browsing. Fast-forward to …

Apple backports iOS zero-day patch, adds Bluetooth tracker alert
Apple has backported the patch for CVE-2024-23296 to the iOS 16 branch and has fixed a bug (CVE-2024-27852) in MarketplaceKit that may allow maliciously crafted webpages to …

Firefox to block redirect tracking
Mozilla has announced a new Firefox protection feature to stymie a new user tracking technique lately employed by online advertisers: redirect tracking. How does redirect …

Should you trust your smart TV or streaming device?
“Smart” devices might be handy and offer higher quality services, but users should be aware that everything comes with a price. And we’re not talking here …

Mozilla releases anti tracking policy, enhances tracking protection in Firefox 65
Mozilla has released Firefox 65, which includes enhanced, configurable protection against online tracking. The organization has also published an official anti tracking policy …

Who’s tracking you online, and how?
Armed with a tool that mimics a consumer browser but is actually bent on discovering all the ways websites are tracking visitors, Princeton University researchers have …
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