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Articles tagged with #privacy

Your Smart TV May Be Screenshotting Your Screen Every Half Second
The TV itself is capturing what's on screen, no matter what's plugged into it, and sending that data out, not your streaming app or cable box.
Sep 12, 20263 min read
Researchers Found Your Password Leaking Before You Even Hit Submit
Typing something into a web form and then changing your mind feels like it should mean nothing gets sent. Researchers checked, and on thousands of sites, that assumption turned out to be wrong.
Sep 6, 20263 min read1
A Tiny Invisible Image Is Leaking Health Data From Hospital Websites
Tracking pixels are the same invisible image whether they show up in a marketing email or on a hospital's own website. Researchers measured what that second version costs.
Sep 2, 20263 min read3
One Phone Gets Hacked. Everyone in the Family Circle Is Exposed.
Family tracking apps promise a private circle of trust. Researchers found that circle has a single point of failure, and more than half the users studied already feel uneasy about what the app enables.
Aug 31, 20263 min read4
Your Password Manager Might Be Filling In Fields You Can't Even See
Autofill is supposed to save you a few clicks. Researchers found it sometimes fills in far more than the form you're looking at, including fields hidden from view.
Aug 30, 20263 min read
Half of Smart Speaker Owners Don't Know Their Recordings Are Saved Forever
An award-winning study asked people to review their own smart speaker recordings. The gap between what people assumed and what was happening surprised the researchers.
Aug 28, 20263 min read