Privacy blog:

Results of the first, large-scale study of the uniqueness of users’ browsing history was presented in a paper on the 12th Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium (PETS 2012). In the paper “Why Johnny Can’t Browse in Peace: On the Uniqueness of … Read More →

The European Union’s e-Privacy directive took effect more than a year ago on May 26, 2011 (with an additional 12-month adjustment period in the U.K.). The directive, also labeled the “Cookie Law”, is a privacy legislation that requires Websites to obtain consent from visitors … Read More →

Ever wondered why online privacy protection always lags behind tracking companies?  The answer is simple:  Privacy is still thought to be more of an ideology rather than a solid business model. No one invests time and money in an ideology. … Read More →

Apparently each one of us has an almost unique typing pattern which is almost as unique as our handwriting and our signature. This dynamic pattern, also referred to as Keystrokes Dynamics, consists of such features as: our unique typing speed, … Read More →

It’s no secret that almost every move we make online is being tracked, either by first parties (search engines and the websites we visit), or by 3rd parties present on pages we visit (mostly advertising companies). Online tracking and profiling … Read More →

On Mars 1st Google implemented its new privacy policy, a policy that is already raising concerns amongst Internet users and privacy regulators worldwide. The essence of this new policy is that Google now combines all data gathered from all Google … Read More →

Why are we deleting cookies? A recent privacy survey revealed that almost 50% of us delete cookies at least once a week because we believe this will protect our privacy online because we know the risks out there. Actually, this … Read More →