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August 03, 2016 1 min read
Crafty advertisers have started using an unusual signal to keep tabs on even the most careful users -- their battery level.
The post Websites are tracking you based on battery life appeared first on Geek.com.
November 10, 2015 1 min read
And it's not just your data, your IP address is also being recorded for more accurate viewing behavior data.
The post Vizio smart TVs quietly harvest your data to sell to other companies appeared first on Geek.com.
November 10, 2015 1 min read
Facebook is certainly not short of cash, but even they wouldn’t enjoy paying a fine of up to $269,000 a day. However, that’s exactly what the social network is facing this week thanks […]
The post Facebook facing $269,000 per day fine for tracking people appeared first on Geek.com.
August 15, 2015 1 min read
Mozilla takes the job of protecting your privacy very seriously. Sometimes, it seems, the job requires causing a little collateral damage — like killing web-based ads. A brand new Developer version of Firefox […]
The post Mozilla just built an ad blocker into Firefox appeared first on Geek.com.
August 07, 2015 1 min read
What’s that you say, online advertisers? You need to be able to track users in order to deliver relevant ads? Privacy Badger don’t care. The EFF is currently busy working on a version […]
The post Advertisers need to track you online, but Privacy Badger doesn’t care appeared first on Geek.com.
August 06, 2015 1 min read
You may have started taking extra steps to protect your privacy online in the post-Snowden era. But there’s a component in your phone that advertisers might be abusing right now to track you […]
The post Your smartphone battery lets advertisers track you online appeared first on Geek.com.
June 17, 2015 1 min read
Linking your mobile devices to a tracking service is a very good idea in case they get lost or stolen. But actually using tracking services to go find your device is not always […]
The post Teen killed after locating his lost smartphone with a tracking app appeared first on Geek.com.
February 17, 2015 1 min read
You might think you can’t put a price on your privacy, but apparently you can. AT&T can anyway, and it’s an extra $29 per month on your gigabit fiber Internet bill. It sounds […]
The post AT&T wants an extra $29 a month not to track you on gigabit fiber appeared first on Geek.com.
July 22, 2014 1 min read
Advertisers on the web are always trying to invent better ways to profile us. One system they’ve been utilizing is the insidious Evercookie, a virtually unblockable tracking method that exploits functionality in HTML5. […]
The post Canvas fingerprinting is like a cookie you can’t block, and thousands of sites are using it appeared first on Geek.com.
July 22, 2014 1 min read
Are you at home? This is a question many a thief would love to know the answer to before attempting to break in and steal your valuables. And it turns out it’s surprisingly […]
The post Please Don’t Rob Me uses a photo to know when you aren’t home appeared first on Geek.com.
June 13, 2014 1 min read
Your coffee mug probably doesn’t have any idea what kind of beans you used to make your brew. It doesn’t even know whether your coffee is still hot or not. Vessyl does. The […]
The post Vessyl is a drink-analyzing smart cup for the health conscious appeared first on Geek.com.
April 15, 2014 1 min read
The stage is set for the next big Apple-Google throwdown: indoor location tracking. Apple has just been granted yet another seemingly obvious patent, this time for tracking a device’s location using WiFi access […]
The post Apple granted patent for indoor location tracking appeared first on Geek.com.
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