Credit to Author: Igor Kuksov| Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2022 12:40:34 +0000
We explain how to configure cookies to best protect your privacy and do an experiment to find out how important those settings are.
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2022 11:58:09 +0000
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| The most important and interesting security stories from the last seven days. Categories: A week in security Tags: 2fa phishingbrightcovecookiescredential stuffingfacebookFinalsiteGoogleiphone malwarelock and codeNFTspatchwork aptphishingPurple Foxransomwaresotheby'sUber |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2022 16:10:10 +0000
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| French privacy watchdog CNIL has fined Google and Facebook for making it much harder to refuse cookies than it to accept them. Categories: Privacy Tags: advertisingCNILconsentcookiesfacebookgdprGoogleyoutube |
The post Google and Facebook fined $240 million for making cookies hard to refuse appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 16:13:16 +0000
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| Trusting the wrong people often leads to cybersecurity mistakes, and it’s one of the biggest things our support team gets asked about. Categories: How-tos Tags: advertisementsalgorithmscookiesfacebookflochaveibeenpwnedphishingprivacytrust |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2021 16:08:54 +0000
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| What are cookies, are they good or bad, how do they work, and why are some browsers banning third-party cookies? Categories: Malwarebytes news Tags: computer cookiescookiespersistent cookiessession cookiessuper cookiesthird-party cookies |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 25 May 2021 15:24:02 +0000
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| We look at what Incognito mode does, how to turn it on, what it’s good at, and explain why it may not do what you think it does. Categories: Privacy Tags: ApplebrowserchromecookiesEdgefirefoxGoogleincognito modeISPmozillaprivacyprivate browsingsafarisearch enginespyingtracking |
The post What is Incognito mode? Our private browsing 101 appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:15:28 +0000
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| Browsers are phasing out third-party cookies. Google needs a cookie replacement that respects your privacy, fast. Is FLoC the answer? Tags: chromecookie replacementcookiesflocGoogletargeted advertising |
The post Google FLoC puts ad trackers on a cookie-free diet appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 16:59:59 +0000
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| We take a look at a study which dives into the connection between popular UK based charity organisations and tracking, Real Time Bidding, and data analysis Categories: Tags: advertisingadvertscharitiesconsentcookiesdonationethicsmarketingRTBtrackingunits |
The post Charities and the advertising industry: data ecosystems and privacy risks appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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