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Apple Safari now blocks all third-party cookies by default

Posted on March 26, 2020 by nocrackingzone

Starting in 13.1, advertisers and analytics firms can’t track us through browser cookies. Apple says this also kills login fingerprinting.

Cookie-nabbing app could have served users side helping of XSS

Posted on February 14, 2020 by nocrackingzone

A popular GDPR compliance WordPress plugin vendor has patched a flaw that rendered both site visitors and admins vulnerable to XSS attacks.

Google’s Chrome 80 clamps down on cookies and notification spam

Posted on February 6, 2020 by nocrackingzone

Version 80 of the Chrome browser is out with some new features designed to save your security and your sanity.

Google to kill third-party Chrome cookies in two years

Posted on January 16, 2020 by nocrackingzone

Google doesn’t want to block third-party cookies in Chrome right now. It has promised to make them obsolete later, though. Wait – what?

Firefox 42 beta launches with Tracking Protection in Private Browsing

Posted on September 28, 2015 by nocrackingzone

Hot on the heels of Firefox 41, Mozilla has released version 42 of its browser in beta, offering a slew of new features including Tracking Protection in Private Browsing.

Facebook: our cookies keep you safe from cyber terrorists!

Posted on September 23, 2015 by nocrackingzone

Belgian data protection authority: You’re as bad as the NSA!!!

Facebook lets you opt-out of targeted ads but it will still collect your data

Posted on September 22, 2015 by nocrackingzone

Most websites rely upon advertising revenue to survive and Facebook is no exception. Now it wants to boost that income by delivering ads based upon information obtained from what you’ve liked and shared on external sites.