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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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How do I create a copy of MethodExecutionArgs.Arguments that I can modify?

I am using postsharps OnMethodBoundaryAspect. Overriding on entry in this example so I can log the parameters for tracing. I have a requirement to mask potentially personally identifiable information. Using the code below, I can do that by scanning…
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What informations leaks during send mail programatically from google account

Imagine if you are sending an email by the gmail.com using web online interface so entering the website of google, then compose mail and send it. In this case your ip address is not revealed to the receiver of mail. In details of mail header there…
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Javascript quiz security

I want to build quiz-like app. In browser, sound is played and user have to guess what pitch is it. If answer is correct, update user score. Pitch is represented by randomly generated integer. There will be highscore table. My question is : Is it…
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Photos and Camera Permissions Not displaying in Privacy Setings

I have created my code for the authorizations of photos and camera but fore some reason the code runs but never is displayed in the privacy settings. I am clearly missing something but I'm been trying to work it out for almost 12 hours and can't…
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Data Structure for privacy settings of profiles in the cloud

In a social app (similar to Facebook), a user's profile could look like this: {"name": "Peter", "gender": "Male", "age": "22"} Now, when people navigate to Peter's page, people would be able to see Peter's age, gender and name. Let's say Peter…
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Safe way to reset login account

I am developing an app that will allow users to store and encrypt information, some of it may be sensitive. Recently the question came up "what if the user loses the password?" Currently there is no way to recover a lost password in this app. I…
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How to apply privacy settings on posts the appear in a news feed with MySQL?

What I am trying to achieve is a complex privacy routine, i have the following tables. posts posts_privacy privacy_global followerlist We have a news feed sort of thing on our site, which gets the 10 latests posts from the people a user is…
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Why does Privacy Badger block Firebase javascript files?

It appears that if the Privacy Badger chrome extension from the EFF is installed, then it blocks Firebase on the client. Specifically these two scripts get blocked by the client:
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Blackberry scrambled device ID in 8 characters unique

I need to scramble Device IDs on the Blackberry for privacy matter. When I call the function DeviceInfo.getDeviceId() I got a 9 characters number. After convert it in Hexa, I got the real PIN number for the device (or device ID depends how you call…
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css newbie questions - security and styling concerning a:visited

I was trying styles with a:visited, a:link, etc... and I found these 2 issues with a:visited: why is font-size of a:visited ignored and a:link used instead why is background-color not showing depending on whether a:link has background-color…
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Restart app each time it's ran?

I have 2 activities, a 4 digit pin style login Activity (MainActivity) and a content Activity. This app stores private information and such that should not be able to be seen when resuming an activity, therefore i want the app to completely restart…
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Best practice in protecting private information and documents for high-level management?

What's the best practice to protect private & confidential documents/information/messages/emails related to high-management level in a network that is run by an IT department and IT staff? As you know IT staff has access to everything. So how can…
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Photo privacy - Facebook Graph API

I am trying to read the privacy settings of a Facebook photo posted by a user using my app. On the documentation for the privacy node, it says photos return a field with the privacy information, but on the documentation for the photo node, privacy…
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MeteorJS Removing insecure Security Flaw?

i know this is a question that has been asked many time. but im still concerned about best practice when trying to develop secure code in meteor. i know you can prevent the client from being able to access the database with the command: meteor…
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How many rejected logins should there be before a user has to reset their password?

I am creating a login for users and want to make sure the login is user friendly enough, but also will meet the security standards of the larger enterprise customers we are working with. Is there a guideline on the number of login attempts a user…
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