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| | 2019.www.torproject.org

[AI summary] The provided text is an extensive analysis of various security and privacy measures implemented in the Tor Browser to protect users from fingerprinting and other tracking techniques. It outlines the design goals and implementation status of multiple defenses, including disabling plugins, restricting access to local network information, and mitigating risks associated with HTML5 Canvas and WebGL.
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| | blog.citp.princeton.edu

In this post I discuss a new paper that will appear at PETS 2018, authored by myself, Jeffrey Han, and Arvind Narayanan. What happens when you open an email and allow it to display embedded images and pixels? You may expect the sender to learn that you've read the email, and which device you used [...]
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| | textslashplain.com

All major browsers have a built-in password manager. So we should use them, right? I Do I use my browser's password manager because it's convenient: with sync, I get all of my passwords on all of my devices. This convenience means that I can use a different password for every website, improving my security. This...
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| | jcarlosnorte.com

[AI summary] An article detailing how JavaScript exploits like exposure of canvas dimensions, CPU benchmarks, and mouse wheel speeds can be used to fingerprint users despite Tor Browser's privacy protections.
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