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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 does google make same account visible across multiple apps on an iOS device?

I've installed google Hangouts, and then installed google Meet (two separate apps). I logged in on Hangouts, and when I opened Meet, it asked whether I want to sign in with the same account. Same happens on Youtube, Gmail and other google apps. I…
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If I disable cookies, can websites still track me?

Suppose I configure my browser to block all cookies and disable local storage. Can a clever website somehow still associate all my activity with a persistent unique identifier, e.g. a session ID?
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How to verify the Azure DevOps Private URL is working?

I have configured the Private URL for my organization under Organizational setting. Kinldy let me know how to verify the Privacy on accessing the URL. On accessing the URL Will we (people who are in the AD) get any pop-up ? (or) how to check…
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Is sharing your C:/Users name a security risk?

I was wanting to show a video of my python code working to someone but in this video I need to show my folders. C:\Users\etc\etc. Is giving the users bit a risk (obviously it's my windows name in place of 'users') because I often see tutorials…
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Security concerns with the H2O R package

I am using the H2O R package. My understanding is, that this package requires you to have an internet connection as well as connect to the the h2o servers? If you use the h2o package run machine learning models on your data, does h2o "see" your…
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Is there any way for me to avoid uploading sensitive files in this situation?

I will soon launch a website. It will be entirely static on the webserver (just HTML files and SVGs and such), which are dynamically generated on my PC. They will be generated every fifteen minutes or so and then synced via SFTP to the webserver…
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Does This Webhost's Odd Javascript-Explanation Make Sense?

If there are Google-Fonts scripts running on some pages of a website (but not all of them), and a developer in customer service tells me that I am wrong, the website does NOT run any Google Fonts at all; but rather my plugin needs to be…
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How to auto-delete cookies in Safari?

Just like Chrome, Mac's browser Safari doesn't support the automatic deletion of browsing cookies when you quit the browser. Is there any browser extension or any other method to delete cookies automatically?
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Google Chrome Autofill security/privacy issue? (With multiple accounts on a site)

Scenario On site example.com I have 3 different accounts (e.g. usernameA:passwordA, usernameB:passwordB, usernameC:passwordC). I have let the browsers store them. So the next time I go to example.com, the browser autofill/prefills the username and…
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Is any kind of Device ID sent to website/service that uses 2FA?

I am in the middle of securing all my accounts with new passwords + 2FA where it's possible, and a question came up in my head: If I set up 2FA authentication on a website (with an app like Google Authenticator) then will this website receive any…
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How to provide service that hosts user data without violating user privacy?

I'd like to start a website that provides users with photos editing/storing experience. The initial idea is that the user has his own account where we store the edited photos and some settings. I'm am a WordPress web developer and when I try to…
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Are my applications safe from the GDPR suspension?

I have some basic android apps with AdMob serving ads and almost year ago one of my applications on Android Play Store have been temporarily suspended after new GDPR rules with the explanation of how I need to update Privacy Policy link in Store…
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Do mobile operating systems access smartphone sensors?

Do iOS and Android collect any sensor data (e.g. accelerometer, microphone) from smartphones? If yes, do they have to ask for user permission like third-party apps?
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How can https://www.whatismyip.com/ see my LAN IP address?

The website is showing my correct internal LAN IP address. https://www.whatismyip.com/ It does not work in Safari. I do not suspect this is an XKCD #628 attack. How is this website implementing this?
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Adobe Edge Fonts web beacon

I tried Adobe Edge Web Font on my website and I discovered that they use a 1x1 beacon called p.gif. What's the purpose of this web beacon? A solution is to write "img-src 'self' data:" into the Header CSP. data: is for Safari that doesn't show…
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