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Google Chrome's New IP Protection Feature For User Privacy

Google is getting ready to test a new "IP Protection" feature for the Chrome browser that enhances users' privacy by masking their IP addresses using proxy servers. . Recognizing the potential misuse of IP addresses for covert tracking, Google seeks to strike a balance between ensuring users' privacy and the essential functionalities of the web. IP addresses allow websites and online services to track activities across websites, thereby facilitating the creation of persistent user profiles. This poses significant privacy concerns as, unlike third-party cookies, users currently lack a direct way to evade such covert tracking. While IP addresses are potential vectors for tracking, they are also indispensable for critical web functionalities like routing traffic, fraud prevention, and other vital network tasks. The "IP Protection" solution addresses this dual role by routing third-party traffic from specific domains through proxies, making users' IP addresses invisible to those domains. As the ecosystem evolves, so will IP Protection, adapting to continue safeguarding users from cross-site tracking and adding additional domains to the proxied traffic. . Bolster your digital security with the latest update in Google Chrome, introducing a robust IP shielding capability that efficiently conceals users' IP locations.. IP Tracking, Proxy Security, Chrome Privacy Features. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Oct 23, 2023 User Avatar LinuxSecurity.com Team Privacy
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Mind Your Own Business Act: New Privacy Regulations Enforcing CEO Penalties

A US senator has introduced a new privacy bill which he claims goes further than the EU’s GDPR, introducing prison sentences for culpable CEOs. What is your opinion on this bill? Learn more: . Introduced by Ron Wyden, the Mind Your Own Business Act would create a national “Do Not Track” system enabling consumers to stop companies from tracking them online, selling or sharing their data, or targeting ads based on personal information. Like the GDPR, it would issue maximum fines of up to 4% of annual revenue to non-compliant firms, but unlike the EU law, could also levy 10-20 year criminal sentences for executives who knowingly lie to the FTC. The link for this article located at Infosecurity is no longer available. . A recent US legislation seeks to enhance privacy safeguards and hold executives responsible, introducing fines for noncompliance.. Mind Your Own Business Act, data privacy regulations, consumer data rights. . Brittany Day

Calendar%202 Oct 18, 2019 User Avatar Brittany Day Government
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Tackling Key Privacy Concerns Related to Online Activities and Behaviors

Information mishandling, snooping and location tracking are often the ways in which users find their privacy violated online. Learn about these issues and how to avoid them in a great Security Today article: . Internet is the fastest way of connecting with the world but, unfortunately, it is not the safest one. The internet is full of scams and gambles, and you are on the verge of security risks when you choose to be online. Most internet users are least bothered about their online privacy and are unaware of the plausible risks associated with it. Not only your privacy but your safety is also endangered, especially when you are using the internet to carry out important and secretive tasks like online banking and sharing crucial business files. The link for this article located at Security Today is no longer available. . Delve into significant online privacy concerns and discover effective strategies to protect your personal data in the digital realm.. Internet Safety, Privacy Protection, Secure Browsing, Online Risks. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Sep 03, 2019 User Avatar LinuxSecurity.com Team Privacy
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NSA Surveillance of Tor Users: Google Ads Raise Privacy Concerns

Just because the National Security Agency hasn't cracked the anonymizing service Tor doesn't mean that people who use the service are free from surveillance.. The NSA has been able to use ad networks like Google's, and The Onion Router's own entry and exit nodes on the Internet, to follow some Tor users, according to a new report based on documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden and obtained by security researcher Bruce Schneier with the Guardian. Tor is primarily funded by the US State Department and the Department of Defense, home of the NSA. The link for this article located at CNET is no longer available. . The NSA has been able to use ad networks like Google's, and The Onion Router's own entry and exit no. because, national, security, agency, hasn't, cracked, anonymizing, service, doesn't. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Oct 08, 2013 User Avatar LinuxSecurity.com Team Privacy
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Google’s Internet Explorer Cookie Bypass and Its Privacy Implications

Following the revelation that Google and other online marketing companies have been bypassing the mechanism for blocking third-party cookies in Safari, the Internet Explorer development team asked themselves whether Google might be doing the same thing in IE. . As they detail on IEBlog, they discovered that this was the case The link for this article located at H Security is no longer available. . As they detail on IEBlog, they discovered that this was the case The link for this article located a. revelation, google, other, online, marketing, companies, bypassing. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Feb 21, 2012 User Avatar LinuxSecurity.com Team Privacy
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New Legislation Proposed For Consumer Data Privacy By Obama Administration

The Obama Administration is backing a new data privacy bill of rights aimed at protecting consumers against indiscriminate online tracking and data collection by advertisers.. In testimony prepared for the Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation, the Commerce Department's assistant secretary, Lawrence Strickling, said that the White House wants Congress to enact legislation offering "baseline consumer data privacy protections." Such a bill is needed to protect personal data in situations not covered under current law, Strickling said, adding that any legislation should be based on a set of fair information practice principles and give the U.S. Federal Trade Commission enforcement authority. He also called for incentives to encourage the development of codes of conduct on privacy matters. The link for this article located at Network World is no longer available. . The Biden Administration is advocating for fresh laws to safeguard consumer data privacy from digital surveillance.. Data Privacy Legislation, Consumer Data Rights, Online Tracking Protections. . Anthony Pell

Calendar%202 Mar 17, 2011 User Avatar Anthony Pell Government
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Mozilla's Do Not Track Feature in Firefox 4 Enhances User Privacy

Do not track is one of the most hyped, and least understood, aspects of the next generation of Web browser. So what makes the Mozilla implementation different than others? . Mozilla is submitting its do-not-track capability as a draft specification to the IETF for review. The do-not-track (DNT) feature is built into the new Firefox 4 Web browser, which is currently at its first release candidate stage (RC1). DNT is an effort to provide both Web users and advertisers with a mechanism to opt in or out of behavioral tracking and other online data collection. Other browser vendors, including Google Chrome and Microsoft's IE, are also implementing their own versions of capabilities to prevent tracking. But in contrast to some of the techniques rival browsers are exploring, Mozilla is aiming to convey users' privacy intentions directly to ad networks and websites. The link for this article located at Internet News is no longer available. . Mozilla is submitting its do-not-track capability as a draft specification to the IETF for review. T. track, hyped, least, understood, aspects, generation. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Mar 11, 2011 User Avatar LinuxSecurity.com Team Vendors/Products
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The Hidden Cookies: Local Shared Objects and Privacy Implications

Many users, specially those who are worried about privacy, already know cookies: how they work, where are they saved and, most imprtantly, how to delete them. Most browsers include an utility to manage them, blocking or deleting the ones we don. But even if you are actively deleting cookies, you might still be leaving something behind. Local Shared Objects are the implementation of cookies done by Adobe Flash. So, if you have this software installed (and most people do) these Flash cookies are resting on your hard disk, maybe forever. The link for this article located at Becoming Paranoid is no longer available. . But even if you are actively deleting cookies, you might still be leaving something behind. Local Sh. users, specially, those, worried, about, privacy, already, cookies. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 May 08, 2007 User Avatar LinuxSecurity.com Team Privacy
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