#Fingerprints

0 posts0 participants0 posts today

katzenberger 🇺🇦<a href="https://mastodon.online/@mullvadnet" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mullvadnet</a> Not just <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/ChatControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChatControl</a>.Can't wait for <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/Orban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Orban</a>, and consequently <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Putin</a>, to get hold of this:»This will enable secure <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/automated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#automated</a> exchanges of <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/fingerprints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fingerprints</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/DNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DNA</a> profiles, <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/vehicle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vehicle</a> registration data, <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/facial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#facial</a> images, and police <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/records" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#records</a> through EU routers. At national level, Member States need to implement the Information Exchange Directive enhancing information exchange channels for seamless cross-border information flow, while ensuring their integration with Union-level systems, such as SIENA«<a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52025PC0148" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52025PC0148</a>

Calishat<a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#drugs</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/fingerprints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fingerprints</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/forensics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#forensics</a> 'Collecting urine samples, blood or hair are currently the most common ways to detect drug use, but Arizona State University researcher Min Jang may have discovered something better.Fingerprints.“It is simple and noninvasive,” according to Jang, an assistant professor of forensic chemistry in the School of Interdisciplinary Forensics. “It can be done in 10 seconds.”'<a href="https://news.asu.edu/20250321-science-and-technology-asu-researcher-points-fingerprints-new-way-detect-drug-use" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://news.asu.edu/20250321-science-and-technology-asu-researcher-points-fingerprints-new-way-detect-drug-use</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HotTake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HotTake</a>: Every <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/human" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#human</a> should be entitled by international <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> to free, unseizeable <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ID</a> documents in the form of a travel <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/passport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#passport</a> to evidence their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#identity</a> and have <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FreedomOfMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreedomOfMovement</a> as well as a chance to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/flee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flee</a>.<ul><li>It should also be illegal to demand <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biometrics</a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fingerprints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fingerprints</a> which are <a href="https://ftp.ccc.de/documentation/Fingerabdruck_Hack/fingerabdruck.mpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">trivial to forge</a> anyway!</li></ul>Why?<ul><li>Because in <a href="https://mastodon.social/@trans_rescue/113916468691024451" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">past</a> and in <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@ryanc/114174510026607925" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">present</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/@GrayGooGirl/114172147998477265" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">day</a> denying the issue and/or confiscation of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/passports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#passports</a> has been used and <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2025-02090/p-16" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">abused</a> solely to commit <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/democide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democide</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#genocide</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hatecrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hatecrime</a> both <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/opposition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opposition</a> groups and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/minorities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#minorities</a>.</li></ul><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RightToPassport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RightToPassport</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FreedomOfMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreedomOfMovement</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TransRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TransRights</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NonbinaryRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NonbinaryRights</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/refugees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#refugees</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RefugeesWelcome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RefugeesWelcome</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU14168" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU14168</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PersoOhneFinger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PersoOhneFinger</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PassOhneFinger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PassOhneFinger</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FreedomOfTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreedomOfTravel</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SansPapier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SansPapier</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/undocumented" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#undocumented</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RightToIdentity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RightToIdentity</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Statelessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Statelessness</a>

Bytes EuropeThe major new EU red tape to be imposed on British travellers after lengthy delays <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/650248/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.byteseu.com/650248/</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BritishPassport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BritishPassport</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BritishTravellers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BritishTravellers</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ElectronicTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectronicTravel</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/etias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#etias</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Europe</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EuropeanCommission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EuropeanCommission</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EuropeanUnion</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FacialBiometric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FacialBiometric</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/fingerprints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fingerprints</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/passport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#passport</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SchengenArea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SchengenArea</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TheCommission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheCommission</a>

Schneier on Security RSSGoogle Is Allowing Device FingerprintingLukasz Olejnik writes about device fingerprinting, and why Google’s policy change to allow it in 2025 is a majo... <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/01/google-is-allowing-device-fingerprinting.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/01/google-is-allowing-device-fingerprinting.html</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/datacollection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#datacollection</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#identification</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Uncategorized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Uncategorized</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/fingerprints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fingerprints</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/tracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tracking</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Google</a>

Miguel Afonso Caetano"With the ongoing expansion of GPS tagging under the UK Home Office’s electronic monitoring programme, the Home Office has increasingly deployed non-fitted devices (NFDs) that track a person’s GPS location and request frequent biometric verification in the form of fingerprint scans.The NFDs deployed by the UK Home Office are small handheld devices with a fingerprint scanner that record a person’s location 24/7 (referred to as their trail data). Most recently, migrants are being provided with Android mobile phones equipped with a fingerprint scanner at the back, which are also equipped with 24/7 GPS tracking technology. The devices alert the person at random intervals throughout the day requesting their fingerprint scan, which it then compares against a representation of the biometric information stored on the device. This is in order to verify that the person has the device with them at all times for the purposes of tracking.Previous research PI did in relation to the NFDs determined that these alerts are sent to the wearer up to 5 times per day. Although as set out below, there are reports that individuals are in fact being sent many more alerts than this in a given day. Those subjected to these devices have cited detrimental impacts to their daily life and mental and physical wellbeing, due to the pervasive and erratic nature of these devices."<a href="https://edri.org/our-work/non-fitted-devices-in-the-uk-home-offices-surveillance-arsenal-investigating-the-technology-behind-gps-fingerprint-scanners/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://edri.org/our-work/non-fitted-devices-in-the-uk-home-offices-surveillance-arsenal-investigating-the-technology-behind-gps-fingerprint-scanners/</a><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/PoliceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PoliceState</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/NFDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NFDs</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/GPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GPS</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Biometrics</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Fingerprints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fingerprints</a>

arthurgesslerOur vision how <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/isotope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#isotope</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fractionation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fractionation</a> can be used to understand metabolic pathways and better exploit biological archives - <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Orbitrap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Orbitrap</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Metabolomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Metabolomics</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/treerings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#treerings</a>, isotope <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecology</a>, multidimensional isotopic <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fingerprints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fingerprints</a>- <a href="https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.19973" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.19973</a>

Archaeology News :verified:Fingerprints on Egyptian figurines reveal collaborative craftsmanship of men, women, and childrenIn a new study, Ph.D. student Leonie Hoff from the University of Oxford has examined ancient fingerprints left on terracotta figurines to shed light on the age, sex, and working conditions of their creators...More information: <a href="https://archaeologymag.com/2024/11/fingerprints-on-egyptian-figurines-reveal-collaborative-craftsmanship/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archaeologymag.com/2024/11/fingerprints-on-egyptian-figurines-reveal-collaborative-craftsmanship/</a>Follow <a href="https://mstdn.social/@archaeology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@archaeology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#archaeology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#archeology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/archaeologynews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#archaeologynews</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/thonisheracleion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#thonisheracleion</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/fingerprints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fingerprints</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ancientegypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ancientegypt</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/egyptology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#egyptology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/anthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anthropology</a>

Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈How <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ConvictedFelon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ConvictedFelon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> Will attempt Mold <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#America</a> “in the Image of a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dictatorship</a>”. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Reproductiverights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reproductiverights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/crackdowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#crackdowns</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/massdeportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#massdeportations</a>, and a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fealty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fealty</a>-based <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#federal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bureaucracy</a>. The former president has disavowed <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Project2025</a>, but <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VanityFair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VanityFair</a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MollyJongFast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MollyJongFast</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JeffSharlet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JeffSharlet</a> say his <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fingerprints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fingerprints</a> are all over it. <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/how-donald-trump-will-mold-america-in-the-image-of-a-dictatorship" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/how-donald-trump-will-mold-america-in-the-image-of-a-dictatorship</a>

Marcus AdamsHeadline: Struggling to Unlock Your Phone? You Might Have Lost Your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fingerprints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fingerprints</a>Subtitle: The absence of these identifying marks—which can be the result of excessive typing, manual work, chemotherapy, or sports—is becoming more of an issue in the age of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biometrics</a>.Source: <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/why-you-might-be-losing-your-fingerprints/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/story/why-you-might-be-losing-your-fingerprints/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Security</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Privacy</a>

PrivacyDigestA Leak of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Biometric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Biometric</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Police</a> Data Is a Sign of Things to ComeThousands of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/fingerprints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fingerprints</a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/facial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#facial</a> images linked to police in <a href="https://mas.to/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#India</a> have been exposed online. Researchers say it’s a warning of what will happen as the collection of biometric data increases. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/police-face-recognition-biometrics-leak-india/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/story/police-face-recognition-biometrics-leak-india/</a>

EURACTIV TechnologyLEAKS: EU Parliament mulls using MEPs’ fingerprints to register attendance <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/data-protection/news/leaks-eu-parliament-mulls-using-meps-fingerprints-to-register-attendance/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.euractiv.com/section/data-protection/news/leaks-eu-parliament-mulls-using-meps-fingerprints-to-register-attendance/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EDPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#EDPS</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EuropeanParliament" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#EuropeanParliament</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/fingerprints" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#fingerprints</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/MEPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#MEPs</a>

netromWith it being <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BlackFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackFriday</a> and all, I hope nobody is caught up in scams or phishing attacks while doing their (frantic!) online <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/shopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shopping</a>.Here are a few <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> tips that I hope will help somebody:1) If you have a coupon code, don't follow a provided link to the shopping page. Instead find the page yourself, e.g., via a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/searchengine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#searchengine</a>, and then input the coupon code manually.2) Access online shops without being logged in, and without any <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cookies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cookies</a>, such that the shop cannot set prices according to <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/personaldata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#personaldata</a> or previous purchases (yes, they do that). Except, of course, if the discount is only available when actually having an account. Attempt anonymously first.3) An improvement to 2) is accessing online shops via <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TorBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TorBrowser</a> or similar. 4) Use a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VPN</a> such that <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ISPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ISPs</a> and other adversaries cannot obtain or spoof information. It also protects your data, like credit card info, if you are using public a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/WiFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WiFi</a> (never do that without VPN).5) As corollary to 4) you can even sometimes get discounts by using a different location than your own.6) Use a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/passwordmanager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#passwordmanager</a> for your credentials such that they can be longer and harder to guess/crack. This also means you don't have to remember (or even know) them by heart.7) Setup <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MFA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MFA</a> for your accounts such that, together with 6), it is harder for adversaries to break in and steal data and/or make automated purchases on your behalf if possible. It is highly advisable using an authenticator app instead of code-by-SMS. For further protection, you can even use <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biometrics</a>, like <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/fingerprints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fingerprints</a> or facial scans. And/or a hardware device supporting <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FIDO2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FIDO2</a>/#U2F or similar.Note that these tips are applicable also when not shopping, and I would encourage them all.Stay safe and have an awesome Friday!<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/mastodontips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mastodontips</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/feditips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#feditips</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/profiling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#profiling</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/personalidentifyinginformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#personalidentifyinginformation</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/pii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pii</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/internetserviceproviders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#internetserviceproviders</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tor</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/multifactorauthentication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#multifactorauthentication</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/2fa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#2fa</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/twofactorauthentication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#twofactorauthentication</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/yubikey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yubikey</a>

Recent searches

Search options

Administered by:

Server stats: