Dissecting traffic from SpringPad for iOS
My research over the last couple of months has focused on the security ghetto of WordPress plugins. But recently @arnimarhardar turned me to the subject of mobile applications. As they often use HTTP,...
View ArticleOverview of iOS tracking traffic
Introduction When I started reviewing a few iOS applications for privacy concerns, such as the SpringPad application which used your email addresses without permission, I noticed that many applications...
View ArticleAnalysis of iOS Games tracking traffic
Introduction A little while ago, I spent a weekend analyzing a wide cross-section of applications from the iOS app store across all categories. You can read that right here. One specific topic that I...
View ArticleFirefox sessionstore.js and privacy
Introduction Firefox, much like other browsers, has been allowing you to restore browser “sessions”, which will restore the state of any page loaded, url, referrer, tab location, title, form data, the...
View ArticleCredit card numbers, third parties and you
One part of the preparation for my upcoming talk at BSides RI involved shuffling some cash from my bank account to make it available on my credit card. While in this process, something struck me as...
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