How social media platforms mine personal data for profit
We explore some of the ways social media use personal data to fuel advertising and keep the profits flowing.
Study explores clickjacking problem across top Alexa-ranked websites
We look at recent research exploring the threat of clickjacking, along with other solutions considered by site owners and analysts for protecting users against these online attacks.
Smart cities, difficult choices: privacy and security on the grid
We take a look at Google’s Sidewalk Labs woes with a planned smart city build in Toronto, and explore some of the general concerns about making our living spaces 24/7 Internet wonderlands.
ESTA registration websites still lurk in paid ads on Google
Google has taken action against advertisements on their network offering ESTA application services at an inflated price. We see if potentially dubious sites are still lurking, using common search terms.
Major data breaches at Adidas, Ticketmaster pummel web users
There’s been a number of major data breaches and leaks revealed in the last few days, and we take a look at three of the biggest: Adidas, Ticketmaster, and marketing firm Exactis.
Stripchat bot spells block
Learn why Malwarebytes is blocking a sub-domain of an adult website.
Adware vs. ad fraud
We explain what adware and ad fraud are and point out the differences by discussing the methods and the classification of the malware that is involved.
Snapchat rebrands, introduces new ad platform and hardware
Snapchat is now called Snap Inc. CEO Evan Spiegel talks about 3V advertising, the platform his company adapted for ad monetization. Then he unveils a new “toy” you can wear like Google Glass, but works more like GoPro. Boom.
“Your Android is Expired!”
We take a look at a dubious advert redirect currently in circulation.
Advertising Brokers: A Background Information
Provides background information about advertisement brokers, the men and women that are in the middle of web advertising between sites and advertisers.
