Tag Archives: Privacy

Mozilla’s DNS Single Point of Failure build into Firefox

Posted on 2018-08-08 by guenni

[German]Firefox developers are starting again a (security) war against it's users by attempting, to implement DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) and Trusted Recursive Resolver (TRR) into Firefox browser. But Mozilla's way to do that, is a Single Point of Failure  (SPOF). Here is … Continue reading →

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Cloudflare launches DNS Service with IP 1.1.1.1

Posted on 2018-04-01 by guenni

[German]Cloudflare has started a DNS service under the IP address 1.1.1.1 today, April 1, 2018 (four ones suggest the start on April 1). Here is some information about it. Advertising

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German authorities demands: Microsoft must disable Windows 10 data transfer

Posted on 2018-03-30 by guenni

[German]Explosive development for Microsoft and their Windows 10? The data protection officer from Baden-Württemberg (Germany) has demanded that the data transfer in Windows 10 be switched off and improved as soon as possible. This is mandatory to fulfill the GPDR … Continue reading →

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Tor Browser 7.5.1/7.5.2 released

Posted on 2018-03-18 by guenni

[German]The Tor network released the new version 7.5.1 of the Tor browser for Windows, Linux and macOS last Tuesday, March 13, 2018. And just a few hours ago, on March 17, they added version 7.5.2. Advertising

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Does Hotspot Shield leaks user data?

Posted on 2018-02-08 by guenni

[German]A security expert has discovered that the VPN service Hotspot Shield, which is supposed to guarantee privacy, leaks sensitive information about the user. Advertising

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...

Windows 10 privacy: more transparency and control

Posted on 2017-04-06 by guenni

Microsoft is collecting a lot of data on Windows 10 systems, so many users are complaining about privacy. Starting with Windows 10 Creators Update Microsoft has begun to reveal more details about which data are collected in Windows 10 and … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s docs.com leaks sensitive files to everyone

Posted on 2017-03-30 by guenni

Microsoft's docs.com service has been used by many users to store private documents. But privat documents are not private, because everybody can search and view such documents. Advertising

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Firefox Focus – ‘Privacy gate’, a 2nd view

Posted on 2017-02-19 by guenni

Here is a second view on the Mozilla iOS Firefox Focus app and the data tracking / privacy issue raised last week. Firefox Focus is advertised as a "privacy browers", but comes with a tracking framework. Data are send to … Continue reading →

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Firefox privacy settings – what to know

Posted on 2017-02-14 by guenni

Firefox browser is still popular and well used on desktop systems (Windows, Mac OS, Linux). And the browser provides a lot settings to customize it's behavior. One aspect is the question "how to customize Firefox privacy settings"? Advertising

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Firefox Focus: The ‘Privacy Browser’ with build in user tracking

Posted on 2017-02-12 by guenni

[German]Mozilla Foundation started last November shipping Firefox Focus as a privacy browser for iOS devices. But behind the scenes, this iOS app comes with a third-party tracking framework, that sends user tracking data to a big data collecting company. And: … Continue reading →

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