Assuring Privacy in Surfing the Internet

Autor:	Stefan Bodoarca, Mihai-Lica Pura
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Authentication business.industry Computer science Order (business) Fingerprint (computing) Internet privacy Confidentiality The Internet Usability Login business Internet security
Zdroj:	Innovative Security Solutions for Information Technology and Communications ISBN: 9783030129415 SecITC
DOI:	10.1007/978-3-030-12942-2_15
Popis:	On-line security is a very important aspect of Internet browsing, so a lot of research has been targeting confidentiality, integrity, authentication, non-repudiation and availability of on-line services. But another aspect that is at least equally important has been rather neglected: Internet privacy. On-line tracking can be used for legitimate purposes (e.g. preventing illegitimate login attempts), but it also invades the privacy of the users. This paper focuses on browser fingerprinting, which is the least known threat to privacy among Internet users, presenting it in detail, from definition to the possible countermeasures. Some software models built inside the so called crypto-for-privacy are also described. The paper also presents a Chrome extension that has been developed in order to obfuscate third party tracking. The browser fingerprint of a device has been consistently changed, assuring a balanced trade-off between privacy and usability.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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