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On the 20th Safer Internet Day, what was security like back in 2004?

Malwarebytes

Today is the 20th Safer Internet Day. Since 2004, there's been an annual event designed to "Promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world." The Windows Firewall enabled by default, and the Internet Explorer popup blocker.

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Google Privacy Sandbox promises to protect user privacy online

Security Affairs

Google introduces Privacy Sandbox on Android aimed at leading to more private advertising solutions for mobile users. Google announced Privacy Sandbox on Android to limit user data sharing and prevent the use of cross-app identifiers. The company states that the Privacy Sandbox technologies are still in development.

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Let’s Talk About Cookies!

Approachable Cyber Threats

Your internet browser remembers and reflects what we like, but the question remains - how does the browser store those memories? To simplify what a cookie is in the context of technology, it’s a small text file sent to your internet browser by the website you visit for a better user experience. The answer is through “Cookies”.

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A Deep Dive Into the Residential Proxy Service ‘911’

Krebs on Security

For the past seven years, an online service known as 911 has sold access to hundreds of thousands of Microsoft Windows computers daily, allowing customers to route their Internet traffic through PCs in virtually any country or city around the globe — but predominantly in the United States. THE INTERNET NEVER FORGETS.

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Online Tracking: Why Private Browsing Doesn’t Warrant Bulletproof Digital Privacy

Hot for Security

Advances in technology have dramatically influenced our online experiences throughout the digital age. We live in a data-centric society where user information is a profitable commodity, collected by any means possible. In a couple of clicks, we connect with others, shop and bank. Maintaining privacy online is far from easy.

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Let’s Talk About Cookies!

Approachable Cyber Threats

Your internet browser remembers and reflects what we like, but the question remains - how does the browser store those memories? To simplify what a cookie is in the context of technology, it’s a small text file sent to your internet browser by the website you visit for a better user experience. The answer is through “Cookies”.

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Android Apps containing Clicker Trojan installed on over 100M devices

Security Affairs

Data collected by the malware include manufacturer and model, OS version, country of residence of the user, the default language of the system, user agent identifier, name of mobile operator, type of internet connection, screen options, time zone, and information about the tainted application containing the Trojan.

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