Every trip to the Internet leaves traces, with which users can be clearly identified. Because when the router dials in it’s assigned a unique worldwide number combination, the IP address. Even weeks later you can find out when and with which IP address a website was visited. Why should you, therefore, change the IP address? […]
We are increasingly online and continuously leaving data traces on the Internet. According to “Online Study 2017” by ARD and ZDF, more than 50 million people call information from the Internet every day in Germany alone. On average, every German is on the net for almost two and a half hours a day – 21
Naked In The Net: What Our Internet Data Reveals About Us Weiterlesen
The case was one of the biggest data scandals of 2016! Web of Trust (WOT) with 140 million users is one of the most popular browser extensions – turned out to be a nasty data spy or as the Germans called it “Datenschleuder” with translates to Sling Shot. The service collected information about the browsing
Only The Tip Of The Iceberg: Data Scandal At Web Of Trust Weiterlesen
Are you happy? In the Christmas shopping season, this is more for the case for shop operators than patrons. Because what is offered to one customer as a bargain, the other gets to a much higher price – from the same shop! The principle behind this form of profit optimization is called dynamic pricing, the
Just A Pipe Dream: Data Protection At Online Shops Weiterlesen
Springtime is vacation booking time in Europe, the first warm rays of sunshine give the travel portals particularly high volume of bookings. More and more people are making their travel plans on the Internet, as they expect the lowest price there. But the truth is that dubious method are often used when pricing. The travel
Cheap Tricks: How Online Travel Portals Set Their Prices Weiterlesen
Online marketing experts are trying to reach online customers efficiently and to spread advertising messages as precisely as possible. What makes sense from a marketing perspective is to target advertising as accurately as possible, however, for you as an Internet user this interferes with your privacy. Because the basis of personalized advertising is online tracking
Data Abuse: From Online Tracking To Re-Targeting – A Glossary Of Terror Weiterlesen
The 29th of October is the birthday of the Internet, on this day of the year 1969, two mainframes at American universities exchanged the first Internet message. 29 years later, Google set a milestone with the invention of their search engine. For users who took their first steps into the Internet at that time, Google
Mega Data-leech Google: Where Data Protection is Just Another Word Weiterlesen
Today, every device has to be “Smart.” So also does the TV. These modern tools are no longer just for watching TV, they connect via the Internet with YouTube, show helpful information about the current program and can be extended by apps to additional functions. Switching via voice control is also possible. This is well
Enough Is Enough: How To Stop Your Smart TV From Sending Out Data Weiterlesen
Not only hackers threaten the privacy of TV viewers. A study by eBlocker reveals how intensively manufacturers, tracking services, and TV stations can use smart TV devices to retrieve usage data from their customers or viewers and condense them into precise personality profiles. Permanent Data Flow Even in Standby Mode Based on a 2016 Samsung
TV’s are Calling Home: Samsung Smart TV Security is Absent Weiterlesen
The cliché of seniors disliking the internet is outdated. According to a study by the German digital association Bitkom, 40 percent of all people over the age of 65 actively use the Internet. When surfing the Internet, news, e-mail and online shopping among the older users is particularly popular. There is little consideration among seniors
“Dr. Google” Knows All Your Woes: No Privacy Of Patient Data On The Internet Weiterlesen
