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For questions related to privacy (user permissions / security techniques, internet tracking system such as Cookies, Web bugs etc.)

For questions related to privacy (user permissions / security techniques, internet tracking system such as Cookies, Web bugs etc.)

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TypeError: __init__() takes 2 positional arguments but 3 positional arguments (and 3 keyword-only arguments) were given

The task at hand is to attach the Opacus privacy engine to the optimizer and train the following model to make it differentially private. import torch.nn as nn import torch.nn.functional as F class Model(nn.Module): """Class used to initialize…
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Restrict access to data stored in private GitHub repo

I have a private GitHub repo that is serving a GitHub Page, which loads a CSV file from the same repo using XMLHttpRequest. Right now, anybody can go to Inspect > Network and find the URL of that CSV file, copy and paste it into the browser to…
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App Crash despite NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription

my app crashs for reason - missing key for Privacy NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription - allthough i add exactly this key to the info.plist file. I converted the projet from Swift 3 to Swift 5. Maybe thats the cause? I use the photo library for reading…
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AppTrackingTransparency permission is mandatory?

Need some clarification regarding app store app submission according to apple's new privacy policy. We are using Firebase and Facebook analytics and Facebook share (only sharing a URL) in our app. Only for analytics and crash reporting…
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How does large scale companies implement privacy and user access controls

How do companies like Facebook and Google implement privacy controls at scale? For example, Facebook has a select audience type which includes public,friends, "friends except...", only me, specific friends, and even custom. From an implementation…
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Editing Website and Viewing Orders

This'll be my second time doing a CMS and Inventory Management app for my client. This particular client wants it all to be online. Instead of a desktop app, like I did with my previous client. Which is fine I guess, however I'm a little concerned…
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Android - Protecting the privacy of users with a keyboard app

I have developed a keyboard app for Android. It's a free app so it has in-app advertisements to earn some revenue. To run these advertisements, I need the internet permission for my app. As a keyboard app, users type a lot of sensitive information…
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Remove some privacy options in GNOME Settings application

Can anyone advise me how to removeLocation Services, Camera and Microphone privacy options in GNOME Settings application? I'm running Fedora 33. I know that these options restrict access for sandboxed apps only and don't make sense for me since I'm…
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Does using Heroku impose GDPR requirements on my app?

I am working on a small web-app as a hobby, and I would like to avoid any functionality that would trigger GDPR requirements. As such, the web-app neither collects nor processes personal data, does not set cookies (or otherwise track individual…
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How can "Sign up with Facebook" on some website include my name and even my profile picture?

I just got into a website registration page and saw there was a "Sign Up with Facebook" button, which showed my profile pic and name. How does it do that? Does that mean the website has my name and profile picture as well?
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Could QR Code Generators be passing info "over my head"?

I am aware of several ways QR code generators could pass "hidden" information "around" the QR spec. For example, if you can use the masking in a spec to ignore an area where you plan to put a logo, then you could just as easily put information…
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How to block/break/disable a request from a third-party tool?

I am not a professional and it is my first small project to create a website. I use different tools/widgets from third party providers. For example a booking system. My problem is that the third party tools (like the booking system) send the data…
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How to do I block IP & computer name from appearing in the SMTP email headers when sending from the Outlook Desktop application?

I am using the Windows Outlook 2016 application, connected to 2 different hosted IMAP/SMTP email accounts (different vendors), and when I send out emails and compare the email headers, one is more "private", and the other spills out my IP address…
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How to capture trackers like cookies, pixels, etc., used on a remote website?

We are working on a project similar to CookieBot as part of a larger project to protect personal data and information of web users. The aim is to obtain comprehensive information about tracking and profiling techniques so that the user can decide…
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Search form via query string parameter (GET) - privacy concerns

As far as I know: (1) Query string parameters are encrypted via HTTPS. (2) Query string parameters are usually not transferred as referrer because of the default referrer policy of most browsers or specific referrer policies for…
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