Questions tagged [privacy]

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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Publish Git repo without revealing work in feature branches

I wish to publish a Git repository's master branch (containing simulation codes for an accepted peer-reviewed paper) but not disclose work that has been done on separate branches as part of ongoing research. Eventually, that work will be published…
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How to load Twitter Timeline Widget after click to preserve privacy?

In accordance to the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) I want to give the visitor of my homepage the choice to see the Twitter Timeline, or not; before the timeline itself is loaded. How can I replace a static image on my website with…
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What's the best way to send a newsletter with PHPMailer?

I'm trying to send a newsletter with PHPMailer meanwhile protecting my customers privacy. At first I set the receiver configuration with mail->addAddress('customerEmail']); but I found out that sending it this way, every receiver could see other…
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Secure way to undo an Opt-Out

Our WebApp allows members to send emails to other members and non-members for collaboration. Because I don't want to spam anyone, each mail to a non-member contains a link to opt-out from further mails. (Members can manage their mail preferences…
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How can you scrub PII from a URL when using GA via GTM?

It's supposed to be done, and in plain Google Universal Analytics, it should be a simple matter of setting the location: ga('set', 'location', sanitisedLocation); But in GTM, of course, there is no place in the code snippet where the ga variable…
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How can I make my privacy alert in-front of all DIVs, RevSlider etc

Check out my site; http://sequoiasystems.org. I included a a privacy alert because of new EU Regulation, but the alert goes behind some of my website components like other DIVs and Revolution slider... I have tried some CSS, but nothing seems to…
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Can any account with verified email address be used to merge with an account with unverified email address?

Say, if using OpenID Selector which is Stock Overflow's log in system, or JanRain, which actually allows using Facebook or Twitter to log in as well as OpenID, then, some email address are not verified. On the original website, if an email addresses…
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How Ethereum network could adhere to EU's GDPR when it is a public (not private) blockchain

Correct me if I'm wrong, GDPR states that personal data of an EU citizen must stays inside EU. But Ethereum nodes are located globally.
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Google SpeechRecognizer API for Android, which data is stored on the Google servers

My team is buildung an app which is using the SpeechRecognizer for Android. The app is acting as a way to talk to the user's banking account, means the user is able to ask the app "What is my balance?". Then the app will get the data from a banking…
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How does Signal app prevent QRLjacking when linking desktop to mobile?

I am trying to implement linking of the desktop app to the mobile counterpart for my project. The assumption is that the mobile app is secure and the desktop app simply needs to link the session to mobile for convenience. In my research I came…
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restrict chrome extension from reading/modifying certain pages

Is there a way to restrict (some) chrome extensions from some pages? i.e to prevent them from reading the content or modifying the pages which might have personal or sensitive data. I realize that this might not be the right forum to ask this but I…
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How can you ignore google tracking when "do not track" flag is set by browser?

What is the best practice for honouring, via Javascript, the DNT flag set in modern browsers? Ultimately, I want to disable the likes of Google Analytics, Facebook pixel and other bespoke tracking codes if it is set. Are there any gotchas to be…
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Who can access the data in the blockchain

I have confused who can read the data in the public blockchain. If I publish a personal data belong to me to the blockchain, will it reveal to all nodes in the network?? Or only my self can read it but can't edit because I know blockchain is…
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Parent - child relationship for album-photo privacy

How do we best represent a parent child relationship where the child has its own settings, the parent has its own but the parent can overwrite the child? My usecase is privacy level for photo album. Each album and each photo has a privacy level. So…
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Facebook privacy policy URL: Bad Response Code: URL returned a bad HTTP response code (Using AWS S3 hosted Website)

I recently hosted a website on AWS S3 as a static page. For some unknown, Facebook won't allow me to submit the app using https://www.spotin.io/privacy-policy as an url because of a bad response code. For now, I just added a simple generic privacy…