Keeping tabs on tracking technology. Issue 6 (June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ring, Tim
• Is Part Of: Network security. Volume 2015: Issue 6(2015:Jun)
• Page Start: 5
• Page End: 8
• Publication Date: 2015-06
• Subjects: Computer security -- Periodicals; Computer networks -- Security measures -- Periodicals; Electronic data processing departments -- Security measures -- Periodicals; Computers -- Access control -- Periodicals; 005.805
• DOI: 10.1016/S1353-4858(15)30047-7
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1353-4858

Abstract

Abstract : The biggest tech companies in the US made global headlines last year when, post-Edward Snowden, they went into battle against their own Government and intelligence services for infringing on their customers' privacy through their use of mass, secret data collection. The biggest tech companies in the US have been vocal in their opposition to the various intelligence agencies infringing on their customers' privacy through their use of mass, secret data collection. But now these same companies stand accused of hypocrisy, because of their own secret tracking of customers online, using so-called super-cookies and related technologies. So how serious (or not) is the super-cookie problem? Why are they tracking you? And what can you do to safeguard your employees and organisation? Tim Ring reports.