It turns out that nearly nine out of every ten websites shares your data to third party sources without receiving your consent or your permission. The scope of these poor security controls was revealed in […]
Tracking
Study Finds Battery Level Can Be Used To Track Web Surfers
A new study by conducted by European privacy and security experts has shown that a little known feature of the HTML5 specification, called the battery status API (application programming interface), can be used to track […]
Federal Government Caught Using School Lunch Programs To Track Children
The Hazleton Area School District in Pennsylvania will now provide free meals to all students, regardless of need. But there’s a gigantic catch: It is scanning students’ thumbprints to track all of their lunch purchases […]
Facebook Announces Latest Tracking Scheme: Spam You At Retail Stores
In the latest example of a solution looking for a problem, Facebook announced on Monday that its Place Tips program is expanding nationwide. Place Tips uses Bluetooth beacons to push Facebook posts and photos about […]
Wearable Devices Found To Track Lots More Than They’re Supposed To
Wearable devices are all the rage, from smart watches to fitness trackers to portable music system they’re invading our life. Sometimes they’re even sewn into our clothes. But security firm Context Information Security recently released […]
Worker Fired For Disabling GPS App That Tracked Her 24 Hours Per Day
A case in California will set a legal landmark about just how much your employer can track and trace your every move. A California woman claims she was fired for uninstalling an app that her […]
How Big Retailers Spy On You While Shopping
A dirty little secret in retail is that every shopper that sets foot through the door of a major retail chain is being tracked in an extraordinary level of detail. The Federal Trade Commission announced […]
Does Viral Ad Campaign Offer Scary Glimpse Into Our Future?
Every day in Hong Kong more than 16,000 tons of waste is dumped in the streets and public spaces. A new project from the Hong Kong Cleanup Challenge and ad agency Ogilvy & Mather Hong […]
NSA Now Spying On Your Snail Mail
The NSA and America’s other secret police continue their war on Americans with revelations this week that the U.S. Postal Service photographs the front and back of all mail sent throughout the U.S. The program […]