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We look at recent research exploring the threat of clickjacking, along with other solutions considered by site owners and analysts for protecting users against these online attacks.

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Web threats

Tags: advertising alexa alexa-ranked websites chromium clickjacking clickjacking attacks clickjacking research observer ranking research study web threats websites

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Smart cities, difficult choices: privacy and security on the grid

June 18, 2019 admin advertising, maps, privacy, Smart Cities, smart city, Toronto, tracking, waterfront, wifi

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 17:17:08 +0000

We take a look at Google’s Sidewalk Labs woes with a planned smart city build in Toronto, and explore some of the general concerns about making our living spaces 24/7 Internet wonderlands.

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Privacy

Tags: advertising maps smart cities smart city toronto tracking waterfront wifi

Security Sophos

Special report: Sophisticated ad fraud permeates the mobile app ecosystem

February 26, 2019 admin ad fraud, advertising, Cheetah Mobile, clickfraud, GOMO, Kika Tech, Mobile, SophosLabs Uncut

Credit to Author: Rowland Yu| Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 08:01:54 +0000

Fraudulent use of advertising networks has become an endemic problem that has societal impact<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/Ie7xxbLk32g” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Sophisticated Android clickfraud apps pose as iPhone apps and devices

December 6, 2018 admin advertising, Android, Android malware, clickfraud, Google Play, iOS, iPhone, Mobile Apps, SophosLabs, SophosLabs Uncut

Credit to Author: Chen Yu| Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2018 14:00:54 +0000

A collection of Android apps exhibit novel and innovative advertising fraud capabilities<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/aL1P_42frkM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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ESTA registration websites still lurk in paid ads on Google

November 28, 2018 admin advert, advertising, adverts, cybercrime, ESTA, google, Google Ads, Homeland Security, privacy, public source, Travel, USGOV, visas

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Google has taken action against advertisements on their network offering ESTA application services at an inflated price. We see if potentially dubious sites are still lurking, using common search terms.

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Tags: advert advertising adverts ESTA Google Google Ads homeland security public source travel USGOV visas