Essays about: "Third Party Trackers"

Found 5 essays containing the words Third Party Trackers.

1. 1. Profile based evaluation of what different browsers and browser extensions may be able to learn about a user

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

   Author : Sofia Bertmar; Johanna Gerhardsen; [2021]
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   Abstract : Information leakage online has become a marketplace where companies can profile users to gain revenue from personalized advertising. This thesis offers a deeper analysis into what part the browsers Chrome and Firefox play in this targeted advertising. READ MORE

3. 2. Self-healing Javascript Errors Caused by the Browser Extension Privacy Badger

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Miguel Müller; [2021]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : As today’s web is filled with privacy-invasive third-party trackers, users are turning to privacy extensions to prevent their browsing habits from leaking. However, research has shown that privacy extensions can decrease website quality and even break meaningful functionality. READ MORE

4. 3. Tracking the cookies : A quantitative study on user perceptions about online tracking

   University essay from

   Author : Christian Gribing Arlfors; Simon Nilsson; [2019]
   Keywords : Tracking; Cookies; Session; Internet; Spårning; Kakor; Session; Internet;

   Abstract : Background. Cookies and third-party requests are partially implemented to en- hance user experience when traversing the web, without them the web browsing would be a tedious and repetitive task. READ MORE

5. 4. PrivacyLamp

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Tore Knudsen; [2017]
   Keywords : Critical Design; Online Privacy; Ambient Displays; Data Visualization; Research Through Design; Third Party Trackers;

   Abstract : This thesis project presents a research through design process, that has aimed to investigate and challenge internet users’ perception and awareness around the theme of online privacy and third-party trackers. This has been done by designing a critical design artifact called PrivacyLamp which takes form as a classic lamp, that through a secondary (dis)functionality is designed to work as an mediation of potential third-par- ty-trackers activity on the user’s local network. READ MORE

6. 5. Swedes Online: You Are More Tracked Than You Think

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska högskolan

   Author : Joel Purra; [2015]
   Keywords : measurement; security; privacy; internet; web; http; https; tracking; domains; web browser; website retrieval; redirects; privacy enhancing technologies; online advertising; web analytics; content blocking; google; facebook; twitter; adblock; disconnect.me; pjantomjs; http archive; alexa; sweden;

   Abstract : When you are browsing websites, third-party resources record your online habits; such tracking can be considered an invasion of privacy. It was previously unknown how many third-party resources, trackers and tracker companies are present in the different classes of websites chosen: globally popular websites, random samples of .se/.dk/. READ MORE