https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/protect-yourself-metas-latest-attack-privacy
#Meta’s #trackingpixel was secretly communicating with Meta’s apps on #Android devices. This violates a fundamental security feature #sandboxing of #mobileOS that prevents #apps from communicating with each other. Meta got around this restriction by exploiting #localhost, a feature meant for developer testing. This allowed Meta to create a hidden channel between mobile browser apps and its own apps.
“Localhost tracking” explained. It could cost Meta 32 billion.
@Tutanota Detection, display and blocking of pixel tracker (web beacon) in Tuta app and email client in browser by default will be helpful. These mass surveillance tools in the name of read receipts or open counts are very common in corporate emails here in the US.
#pixeltracking #trackingpixel #webbeacons
Wenn mensch Newsletter ohne Trackingbullshit versenden möchte, was würde das #fediverse #followerpower empfehlen?
@pretix habt ihr da Empfehlungen? Gehr das direkt in eurem Ticketing-shop?
#Trackingpixel und anderen Quatsch zur Überwachung der Abonennierenden lehne ich ab, bin selber davon genervt.
North Korea’s ‘Moonstone Sleet’ using fake tank game, custom ransomware in attacks
https://therecord.media/north-korea-moonstone-sleet-ransomware-deception #Microsoft #NorthKorea #AdvancedPersistentThreat #APT #Ransomware #DeTankWar #trackingpixel
@JoeRess Tracking pixel? Wait, what? OK, can someone explain to me like I'm a complete idiot? I know what a tracking pixel is when it comes to web sites and graphical UIs. Is that what we're talking about here, or is there some kind of audio equivalent that I'm just not aware of?
Which #TrackingPixel is worse and which one do you think will be used for malicious purposes or has been already?
Citation, #TwitterPixel
https://adalytics.io/blog/websites-sharing-data-with-Twitter
Citation, #metapixel
https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/22/23471842/facebook-hr-block-taxact-taxslayer-info-sharing
Das gigantische #Tracking-Arsenal von #Oracle:
"Oracle steht in Sachen Datenhandel dem grössten Datenkonzern #Google in nichts nach..." ... und "...ist ziemlich dick im Geschäft mit Bundesbehörden" der #Schweiz.Lesenswerter Artikel der #Republik-Autorin Adrienne Fichter auf #DNIP.
@adfichter
#Datenschutz #Privacy #EDÖB #addthis #databroker #Cookies #TrackingPixel #MobileID #BlueKai
https://dnip.ch/2022/10/11/der-andere-amerikanische-ueberwachungsriese-ueber-den-niemand-spricht/
@Mirk0dex
What we like about UBlock is it is really great at simply stopping the browsers from telling technoFascists like Google, #amazon (eg. #scorecardResearch), and other #trackingPixel operators that a site is visited.
Its good to prevent #technoFascists from gaining aggregate data on what ppl are accessing, because they'll use that to target ppl.
If we were Tor and had to choose whether to put UBlock or NoScript JS Chooser, we'd say both, but NoScript needs a basic slider option.
Okay, also der Tracking-Blocker funktioniert in #Thunderbird. 👏
#TrackingPixel
Ich hoffe ja stark, dass mein Mailclient einfach nur überreagiert, und das nicht wirklich alle davon #trackingpixel bzw. trackende Bilder sind...
Das geht weiter unten in der Mail noch munter so weiter...
Dutch civil servants at government agency "DUO" used #trackingpixel technology in #email newsletters to track students, probably violating #privacy rules in doing so. (But #Thunderbird (and #Icedove) have as default not to load external pictures). - https://nos.nl/artikel/2296616-duo-overtrad-privacyregels-met-volgsoftware-in-e-mails-aan-studenten.html - #Netherlands #security
⚠️ Datenschutz
Unbeobachtet Mails lesen: So schützt Ihr Euch gegen Tracking-Pixel in Newslettern und Co.
📌 Viele Dienste zum Versand von Newslettern verwenden Tracking-Pixel, um Euer Verhalten zu analysieren: Abrufzeit der E-Mail, Absprungrate, angeklickte Links, Standort. Hier erfahrt Ihr, wie das funktioniert, warum Ihr euch dagegen wehren solltet und was Ihr tun könnt.
#Datenschutz #Mail #EMail #schützten #Tracking #Newsletter #TrackingPixel #Verhalten #analysieren
