In a startling revelation, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has claimed that mobile operator Verizon Wireless is tracking its mobile users’ internet habits by injecting a cookie-like tracker at the network level unbeknown…
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Philips Smart TVs vulnerable to screen hijack, browser cookie theft, more
Update We have received the following statement through email from the Wi-Fi Alliance: “Wi-Fi Alliance takes security very seriously. All of our specifications and certifications include requirements to support the latest generation…
Safari Settlement to cost Google $17M
Google on Monday, as part of a Safari privacy lawsuit settlement deal, has agreed to pay $17 million to 37 US states and the District of Colombia. The search engine giant was…
Microsoft working on tracking technology to replace ‘stale’ cookies
After Google, Amazon, Apple and others, Microsoft is set to join the custom tracking technology bandwagon in a bid to replace the ‘stale’ and the ubiquitous cookie, which has attracted a lot…
Ruby on Rails 2.0 – 4.0 vulnerable to account hijacks
A security researcher has warned that all versions of Ruby on Rails from 2.0 through 4.0 suffer from a vulnerability that allows hackers to hijack user accounts through the use of session…