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Apple’s Device Analytics Can Identify iCloud Users

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apple, cloud computing, courts, identification, ios, privacy, Security technology, tracking, Uncategorized

Researchers claim that supposedly anonymous device analytics information can identify users: On Twitter, security researchers Tommy Mysk and Talal Haj Bakry have found that Apple’s device analytics data includes an iCloud account and can be linked directly to a specific user, including their name, date of birth, email, and associated information stored on iCloud. Apple … Read More “Apple’s Device Analytics Can Identify iCloud Users” »

Tracking People via Bluetooth on Their Phones

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academic papers, bluetooth, identification, privacy, Security technology, stalking, tracking, Uncategorized

We’ve always known that phones—and the people carrying them—can be uniquely identified from their Bluetooth signatures, and that we need security techniques to prevent that. This new research shows that that’s not enough. Computer scientists at the University of California San Diego proved in a study published May 24 that minute imperfections in phones caused … Read More “Tracking People via Bluetooth on Their Phones” »

Using Pupil Reflection in Smartphone Camera Selfies

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academic papers, identification, Security technology, smartphones, Uncategorized

Researchers are using the reflection of the smartphone in the pupils of faces taken as selfies to infer information about how the phone is being used: For now, the research is focusing on six different ways a user can hold a device like a smartphone: with both hands, just the left, or just the right … Read More “Using Pupil Reflection in Smartphone Camera Selfies” »

Identifying Computer-Generated Faces

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academic papers, deep fake, identification, Security technology, Uncategorized

It’s the eyes: The researchers note that in many cases, users can simply zoom in on the eyes of a person they suspect may not be real to spot the pupil irregularities. They also note that it would not be difficult to write software to spot such errors and for social media sites to use … Read More “Identifying Computer-Generated Faces” »

Identifying the Person Behind Bitcoin Fog

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anonymity, bitcoin, crime, cryptocurrency, dark web, de-anonymization, fbi, identification, Security technology, tracking, Uncategorized

The person behind the Bitcoin Fog was identified and arrested. Bitcoin Fog was an anonymization service: for a fee, it mixed a bunch of people’s bitcoins up so that it was hard to figure out where any individual coins came from. It ran for ten years. Identifying the person behind Bitcoin Fog serves as an … Read More “Identifying the Person Behind Bitcoin Fog” »

Yet Another Biometric: Bioacoustic Signatures

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biometrics, identification, Security technology

Sound waves through the body are unique enough to be a biometric: “Modeling allowed us to infer what structures or material features of the human body actually differentiated people,” explains Joo Yong Sim, one of the ETRI researchers who conducted the study. “For example, we could see how the structure, size, and weight of the … Read More “Yet Another Biometric: Bioacoustic Signatures” »

Identifying a Person Based on a Photo, LinkedIn and Etsy Profiles, and Other Internet Bread Crumbs

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identification, machinelearning, police, Security technology

Interesting story of how the police can identify someone by following the evidence chain from website to website. According to filings in Blumenthal’s case, FBI agents had little more to go on when they started their investigation than the news helicopter footage of the woman setting the police car ablaze as it was broadcast live … Read More “Identifying a Person Based on a Photo, LinkedIn and Etsy Profiles, and Other Internet Bread Crumbs” »