Justin Lee reports: Security researchers have developed a Chrome browser extension that is designed to outwit websites which use keyboard behaviour biometrics to authorize the identities of users, in an effort to raise awareness about the behavioural biometric technology and its potential privacy risks, according to a report by Tripwire. […] KeyboardPrivacy is a proof-of-concept Chrome…
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Failure to honor DNT hurts advertisers more than some readers
This week, The Register had an article with a headline that highlights the consequences of years of advertisers failing to honor Do Not Track (DNT) requests, W3C’s failed Do Not Track crusade tumbles to ad-blockers’ Vietnam. Scott Gilbertson reports: Your browser can broadcast the DNT header to websites all it likes, but it’s…
BD: Uni student arrested for hacking women’s Facebook accounts and blackmail
Kamrul Hassan reports: A university student was arrested yesterday by the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police for his alleged involvement in hacking Facebook accounts of women and blackmailing them. The accused Mahmudul Hasan, fourth semester student of Computer Science and Engineering in East-West University, was arrested from Merul Badda area of the capital….
Google’s legal battle to continue in the UK Supreme Court
Yuli Takatsuki writes: Google was yesterday granted permission by the UK Supreme Court to appeal against the Court of Appeal’s decision in the Vidal-Hall case (previously reported on here). In particular, the Supreme Court will consider the issue of whether the claimants can bring a claim for compensation under section 13 of the Data Protection Act 1998 even if they…