Questions tagged [tracking]
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What are the risk of using http when capturing open events on an email
I want to configure a custom domain for open and click tracking in Amazon Simple Email Service (SES). However, I've encountered a limitation where Amazon SES only allows HTTPS domains for tracking ...
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What can ISP see when John vpn into Tom home where John and Tom use the same ISP?
Here's the flow: (John home. ISP A) → VPN → (Tom home. ISP A)
What can John and Tom do if John and Tom would like to let ISP see the least amount of information possible?
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What are forms of "hidden tracking links" in email messages that collect data; activated by simply opening email?
The US Dept of Justice on Monday, March 25, 2024 announced Seven Hackers Associated with Chinese Government Charged with Computer Intrusions Targeting Perceived Critics of China and U.S. Businesses ...
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How to check e-mail message authenticity? Suspected EML file forging
In a small company, we have an issue suspecting a former employee has forged an e-mail to our company from his Hotmail account by changing its date and recipients in the EML file, claiming that the ...
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Can you be tracked while using a vpn? [duplicate]
Can you be tracked even with a vpn? If a sophisticated eithical hacker really wanted you will a vpn save you?
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Tracing the email's MAC address
Can someone trace the MAC address of an email to the point of origin if the email address has been deleted? I received an email from an unknown sender regarding an issue at my work, and when I tried ...
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Amazon Cloudfront trackers, do they mean anything in an investigation?
One way I use to find domains owned by the same people is through tracking codes (Google Analytics and such). Recently I've come across a domain with this tracker code:
d1lxhc4jvstzrp
When I lookup ...
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How does phone tracking by police work?
For android phones in India
can police get a phone's IMEI number just by using that phone's number?
also suppose if a phone was moving around within few miles radius for few days and it was turned ...
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Offline downloading: Can the website owner know that I’ve saved the page as webarchive while I’m not connected to the internet?
I noticed I can save a webpage as .webarchive file from my iPhone Safari while I’m offline. Basically what I did was to open the website, log in, go to the specific page, then when it’s finished ...
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Do bluetooth accessories assure personal privacy?
I want to buy a pair of Bluetooth earbuds like these for use with my phone:
https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Bluetooth-Canceling-Headphones-Earphones/dp/B09P38XS9M?th=1
I want to know if devices like ...
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How do I prevent cell tracking
Can my phone be "locked onto" by a person sitting in a vehicle outside my house and thereafter tracked? If a person simply gets my cell number, can the phone then be tracked?
If I buy a pay-...
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Forward messages without tracking pixels using thunderbird
Thunderbird does not load remote content by default, preventing pixel-tracking. However, if I forward an email, the links to remote content is still included in the forwarded email.
Is there an option ...
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Is a one-time, paper wallet Bitcoin transaction anonymous if you never link personal info? Can one begin with anonymity/end with anonymity too?
Say I buy bitcoins from someone with cash (no bank, name, trace, etc.) and have them send it to a paper wallet/offline address. Yeah, there's a "trace" but to WHAT/WHO? It's bought with cash,...
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How do tracking services stop third party requests?
Facebook Pixel and Google Analytics for example give you an API key to identify tracking requests from your website. But what is to stop someone from grabbing the key, spoofing your domain and ...
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Can a pill be used to track a person's location?
In 2017, the FDA approved a pill with a digital sensor that can transmit information accessible by a web portal.
If a patient takes such a pill, can it be used by hackers to track the location of this ...
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