A week in security (April 3 – 9)

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The most interesting security related news from the week of April 3 – 9.

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TrustPid is another worrying, imperfect attempt to replace tracking cookies

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 23:20:04 +0000

German ISPs are working on the introduction of TrustPid. A supercookie that is intended to replace tracking cookies.

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Biden wants stronger privacy protections, no targeted ads for children

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:48:01 +0000

During his SOTU speech, President Biden highlights teen mental health, privacy on children’s data, and targeted ads.

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GoodRx stops sharing personal medical data with Google, Facebook

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 12:47:27 +0000

The mobile app saves people money but was letting 20 companies know who’s taking antipsychotics, erectile dysfunction and HIV meds, and more.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Mjy_qyNwWEk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apps are sharing more of your data with ad industry than you may think

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 13:43:44 +0000

Apps like Grindr, Tinder and Happn are (over-)sharing data about sexuality, religion, and location with a shadowy network of data brokers. And it’s not just dating apps that are doing it…<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/NPeC4ksaHAY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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