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10/15/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

New fingerprint technology will hint at “offender’s state of mind” – it also detects gender, recent diet and sexual activity

As technology advances, it often comes at the cost of our personal privacy, whether it’s GPS tracking technology, browsers sharing your history with advertisers, or smart TVs recording and transmitting your personal conversations. The latest major setback for those of us who are uncomfortable with so much personal information floating around comes in the form […]

05/28/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Twitter takes big step backward in new privacy policy rollout

A new update to Twitter’s privacy policy sees the end of a longstanding pledge to protect user privacy by the firm. Twitter, which has never been profitable, is now taking a more proactive approach toward boosting revenue and it’s coming at the expense of its loyal users. In an effort to improve the reach of […]

03/06/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Privacy under attack as internet “fingerprinting” tracks your every move

If the dwindling level of privacy offered by internet use makes you more than a little uncomfortable, you might not want to hear about the latest tracking technique developed by a Pennsylvania professor of computer science. Yinzhi Cao of Lehigh University has come up with a way to make “fingerprinting” work across multiple browsers with […]

01/27/2017 / By Don Wrightman

Adobe Acrobat Reader caught installing spyware on browsers

The most recent version of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC was released last week, but not without controversy. The PDF viewing tool seeks information about your browsing habits on the Google Chrome browser. Without your knowledge or consent, a Chrome browser extension is installed with the newest security patch, but the extension is spyware. Anyone using […]

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