Microsoft advertisers phished via malicious Google ads
Just days after we uncovered a campaign targeting Google Ads accounts, a similar attack has surfaced, this time aimed at Microsoft…
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Privacy watchdog files complaint over Firefox quietly enabling its Privacy Preserving Attribution
Mozilla has introduced a feature called Privacy Preserving Attribution and turned it on by default, much to the chagrin of a privacy watchdog.
Read moreThe end looms for Meta’s behavioural advertising in Europe
Categories: Personal Tags: meta Tags: Facebook Tags: EU Tags: legal Tags: litigation Tags: behavioural Tags: advertising Tags: tracking We take a look at what appears to be the beginning of the end for Meta’s behavioural advertising in Europe. |
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Read moreWhy blocking ads is good for your digital health
Categories: Personal Tags: ad Tags: advert Tags: block Tags: blocking Tags: advertising Tags: blocker Tags: ad block Tags: tracking Tags: cookies Tags: analytics Tags: affiliate Tags: adware Tags: IoT We take a look at why blocking adverts and tracking is one of the best things you can do to keep your devices healthy. |
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Read moreGoogle to pay $40m for “deceptive and unfair” location tracking practices
Categories: Personal Tags: Google Tags: tracking Tags: location Tags: data Tags: court Tags: lawsuit Tags: settlement Tags: advertising We take a look at a case where Google is agreeing to pay $40m as a result of disclosure related to location tracking issues. |
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Read moreConsumer privacy and social media
Categories: News Categories: Privacy Tags: Social media Tags: privacy Tags: policies Tags: fines Tags: legislation Tags: scraping Tags: advertising Social media platforms are making a lot of money with targeted advertising. To improve the targeting, they want us much of your data as you are willing to give up… |
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Read moreThe weirdest security stories of 2022
Categories: News Tags: Weird Tags: 2022 Tags: infosec Tags: social engineering Tags: scam Tags: romance Tags: deepfake Tags: video games Tags: advertising Tags: advergaming Tags: apes Tags: NFT Tags: 419 Tags: space Tags: astronaut We take a look at the weirdest security related stories of 2022—from apes to the great unknowns of space. |
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Read moreNew streaming ad technology plays hide-and-seek with gamers
Categories: News Tags: Amazon Tags: Twitch Tags: Prime Tags: streaming Tags: gamer Tags: gaming Tags: advert Tags: advertising Tags: in-game We take a look at new form of ad tech for Twitch streaming viewers, but not players. How does it work? Can it even be successful? |
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Read moreFake tractor fraudsters plague online transactions
Categories: News Tags: Tractors Tags: Australia Tags: scam Tags: fake Tags: escrow Tags: advert Tags: advertising Tags: advertisement We take a look at reports of the agriculture sector increasingly running into fake online adverts for tractors, at great cost to unfortunate buyers. |
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Read moreHookup site targeted by typo-squatters
Categories: News Tags: typosquatting Tags: sniffies Tags: extensions Tags: fake av Tags: screen locker Tags: advertising Tags: PUP.Optional.AdMax A researcher found a list of over 50 shady domains based on spelling variations of the brand name Sniffies. |
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