UPS Online Tracking Software Ad
Recorded March 10, 1997 on CBS/WOIO 19 in Cleveland, OH
#Commercial #UPS #OnlineTracking #Delivery #SignatureConfirmation

UPS Online Tracking Software Ad
Recorded March 10, 1997 on CBS/WOIO 19 in Cleveland, OH
#Commercial #UPS #OnlineTracking #Delivery #SignatureConfirmation

Old privacy laws create new risks for businesses www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/07/businesses-we... #potatoinsurance #onlinetracking #Don'tmiss #Coalition #strategy #tracking #privacy #report #News #CISO #CXO

YouTube’s AI Tracks Everything You Watch — Stop This Now Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

Sign the petition to remove YouTube’s AI for age verification!
If YouTube or any other website ever asks me to verify, I’ll be deleting my entire account. FUCK you YouTube and Google! #boycottyoutube #surveillance #onlinetracking #profiling

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How Do Websites Use My Data? (Best Practices For Data Sharing) — AE Tech Design Websites store and use user data in many ways, usually to personalize content, show ads, and make the user experience better. This can include everything from basic data like the type of browser and IP address to more private data like names and credit card numbers. It's important for people to know how this information is gathered, used, and shared. In this piece, we'll talk about how websites use user data, the best ways to share data, and why data privacy is important.

Ever wonder what happens to your data after you share it online? From anonymization to access controls, learn how responsible data sharing works—and how to protect yourself.

#DataPrivacy #OnlineTracking #DigitalRights #Tech #AETD

Why That Camera Ad Won’t Leave You Alone | #RaySaidIt #CookiesAndPixels YouTube video by #RaySaidit

I looked at a camera once.
Didn’t buy it. Didn’t click anything weird.

It’s not intuition.
It’s cookies and pixels.

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#RaySaidIt #CookiesAndPixels #TargetedAds #OnlineTracking #TechExplained #DigitalPrivacy

Most of these #cookies aren't about helping you… they're helping advertisers, trackers, or analytics platforms mine your behavior.

👎 It’s lazy, invasive design.

#DigitalPrivacy #UXDesignFail #WebDev #OnlineTracking #RespectTheUser #StopTheClutter #WebDesignEthics #RockyMountaineer

Caught Red-Handed: Meta & Yandex's Covert Android Surveillance! Episode Notes: Dive deep into the shocking revelations about covert web-to-app tracking affecting billions of Android users! This episode uncovers a novel tracking method employed by tech giants Meta (Facebook Pixel) and Yandex (Yandex Metrica), which silently links your mobile browsing sessions to your long-lived native app identities. Key Discoveries: • The Localhost Loophole: Learn how Meta and Yandex exploit unrestricted access to localhost sockets on the Android platform. Native apps like Facebook, Instagram, Yandex Maps, Navigator, Browser, and Search listen on fixed local ports (e.g., Meta uses UDP ports 12580-12585; Yandex uses TCP ports 29009, 29010, 30102, 30103) to receive browser metadata, cookies, and commands from scripts embedded on thousands of websites1.... • Bypassing Privacy Protections: This method bypasses typical privacy controls such as clearing cookies, using Incognito Mode, and Android's permission controls4.... It effectively de-anonymises users by linking ephemeral web identifiers (like the _fbp cookie or Android Advertising ID (AAID)) to persistent mobile app IDs, even when users are not logged into the browsers2.... • Meta's Evolution: Discover how Meta Pixel has evolved its techniques, initially using HTTP, then WebSocket, and more recently, WebRTC STUN with SDP Munging to transmit the _fbp cookie. Following disclosure, Meta shifted to WebRTC TURN, and as of early June 2025, the script was no longer sending packets to localhost, with the code responsible for the _fbp cookie almost completely removed. • Yandex's Persistent Method: Yandex Metrica has been using localhost communications since February 2017 via HTTP and HTTPS requests, where their native apps act as a proxy to collect Android-specific identifiers like the AAID and Google's advertising ID, transferring them to the browser context. • Scale of Impact: These trackers are embedded on millions of websites globally. Meta Pixel is present on over 5.8 million websites (2.4 million according to HTTP Archive) and Yandex Metrica on close to 3 million sites (575,448 according to HTTP Archive)2122. Our research found that in a crawl of the top 100k sites, a significant number of sites (over 75% for Meta Pixel, 83-84% for Yandex Metrica) were attempting localhost communications potentially without user consent. • Browsing History Leakage: Yandex's use of HTTP requests for web-to-native ID sharing can expose users' browsing history to malicious third-party apps also listening on the same ports. Browsers like Chrome, Firefox, and Edge were found to be susceptible to this leakage, even in private browsing modes. • Industry Response: While some browsers like Brave and DuckDuckGo were already blocking these practices due to blocklists and existing consent requirements, others like Chrome and Firefox have implemented countermeasures or are actively investigating. Google has stated this behaviour violates Play marketplace terms of service and user privacy expectations, and Meta has paused the feature while discussing with Google. • Lack of Awareness: Neither Meta nor Yandex publicly documented this specific localhost-based communication technique, and website owners and end-users were largely unaware of this covert tracking. Why This Matters: This research highlights a critical vulnerability in Android's design, where unvetted access to localhost sockets breaks the fundamental sandboxing principle between mobile and web contexts10.... Current "fixes" are often specific blocklists, which are temporary solutions in an ongoing "arms race" with trackers. A more comprehensive, long-term solution requires stricter platform policies and user-facing controls on Android to limit this type of access at a fundamental level40.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Thanks to our Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by Approov. Approov helps protect your mobile apps and APIs by enforcing trust boundaries between mobile clients and backend services. While it cannot control intentionally collected data, Approov significantly raises the bar for malicious or unauthorized data harvesting by others, mitigating ecosystem-level risks associated with identifier misuse44. Learn more about securing your mobile ecosystem at approov.io. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Relevant Links: • Read the full research paper: Link to the research paper "Covert Web-to-App Tracking via Localhost on Android" • Explore the Ars Technica article: Link to the Ars Technica article "Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users’ web browsing identifiers" • Learn more about mobile security: Link to the "Approov: Mobile Security and Data Protection" source. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Keywords: Android tracking, mobile privacy, web-to-app tracking, localhost abuse, Meta Pixel, Yandex Metrica, data de-anonymization, user identity, mobile security, browser privacy, Android security, covert tracking, digital privacy, online tracking, bypass privacy, _fbp cookie, AAID, WebRTC, SDP Munging, STUN, TURN, data protection.

📣 New Podcast! "Caught Red-Handed: Meta & Yandex's Covert Android Surveillance!" on @Spreaker #androidprivacy #androidvulnerability #approov #appsecurity #cybersecurity #dataprotection #facebook #instagram #metapixel #mobilesecurity #onlinetracking #privacybreach #userprivacy #webtracking

"In addition to Meta, the researchers also discovered that the Russian platform Yandex had been doing the same since 2017 without anyone noticing. Was Meta’s system an adaptation of what Yandex was already doing?”
#Meta #TechCompanies
#PettyCriminalKings #RougeStates #onlinetracking #auspol

California Health Site Data Sent to LinkedIn; Lawsuit, Probe Follow - WinBuzzer Covered California faces a lawsuit & federal scrutiny after an investigation found the state health marketplace sent sensitive user data, like SSNs & pregnancy status, to LinkedIn via web trackers.

California Health Site Data Sent to LinkedIn; Lawsuit, Probe Follow

#LinkedIn #DataPrivacy #CoveredCalifornia #HealthData #PrivacyBreach #California #PatientData #OnlineTracking #DataSecurity #HealthcareReg #ConsumerRights

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Online Tracking is Out of Control—Privacy Badger Can Help You Fight Back Every time you browse the web, you're being tracked. That’s why EFF created Privacy Badger, a free, open source browser extension used by millions to fight corporate surveillance and take back control of their data.

www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/online...
#onlinetracking

„The fact that most organizations aren't respecting their customers' consent requests […] should be a wake-up call for any organization responsible for gaining consent“
Make sure to chose browsers that help you prevent tracking.
#privacy #dataprivacy #onlinetracking #cookies

Google is tracking your digital fingerprints again The tech company makes a U-turn in its privacy promises.

Google is again collecting data like IP addresses and browser info to identify unique users. This raises privacy concerns as it's harder to detect and block than cookies
#googletracking #digitalfingerprinting #userprivacy #onlinetracking #adtech #mashable

The Myth of Incognito Mode: Why "Private Browsing" Isn’t So Private | Web Designer Depot Incognito mode, often marketed as a private browsing tool, offers minimal privacy by only preventing local history and cookies from being saved. It fails to protect users from being tracked by ISPs, employers, websites, or government surveillance, creating a false sense of security.

Browse privately with Incognito mode, but be aware it only hides local history. ISPs and websites can still track you. #PrivacyFail #OnlineTracking webdesignerdepot.com/the-myth-of-incognito-mo...

Susanne Klausing und Torben Dzillak (beide D64) stehen auf der Bühne der re:publica 24 und halten einen Talk über "Big Brother made in Germany".

Schützt der neue deutsche #Tracking-Service #Utiq unsere Daten? Jain. Es ist ein interessantes Angebot, aber mich überzeugt das Konzept nicht. #rp24 #Datenschutz #D64 #OnlineTracking #BigBrother

Analysis of cookie pop-ups on top websites reveals widespread data sharing: dozens share with 1,000+ companies, thousands with 100+. Privacy concerns escalate. #dataprivacy #cookies #onlinetracking

💎FORTHCOMING TALK: Compensation for Loss of Personal Data in the Context of Illegal Online Tracking

DATE: 14 February from 2pm University of Bristol Law School

SPEAKER: Václav Janeček
COMMENTATOR: Cristiana Santos

REGISTER BELOW 👇
www.bristol.ac.uk/law/events/2...

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