When you fill in a form or login to a web page, you probably expect that only the web service where you want to sign in gets your email address and password. Unfortunately, ad tech businesses that track people on the Read >
We have been clicking on cookie approval and rejection buttons for four years now. Unbelievable, but I’m getting used to it. Whereas many internet users regard the popup windows enforced by GDPR annoying, the result is that people have a way Read >
If someone didn’t have an opportunity to attend a videoconference earlier, during the pandemic most people joined a lecture, meeting, or family reunion online. An essential feature of a videoconferencing application is the ability for participants to mute their microphones to Read >
Researchers at Oxford University have analyzed a large number of applications developed for Android and iPhone mobile phones. There are many studies that have examined what the mobile operating systems (Android or Apple iOS) do with user data, but apps are Read >
Browser is one of the most used applications on computers, and frequently accessed app on tablets and phones. It has become a universal tool for everything from banking to social media and other cloud services. Browsers provide plenty of information to Read >
When a clever phishing message or phone call happens to be delivered to a person at the right moment, it is possible that the target follows the instructions given by cyber criminals. A recent research discovered that up to 30 percent Read >
In 2021, the most common password in the world still is 123456. The fourth most used password is qwerty and the fifth – what else – password. Not much has changed with the most used passwords during years, but there are Read >
When the first smartphones were introduced about 20 years ago by a number of telecommunication equipment vendors, the mobile device was expected to become the primary communication tool for the majority of human kind. It did. But there was something else Read >
When we are using a PC – a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer – web browsers tend to be one of the most accessed applications. Unfortunately, web browsers are frequent attack targets because they can run Javascript programs on a PC, Read >
