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Questions tagged [privacy]
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Which programs leave traces like Word, Photoshop etc. in files created with these programs?
I was just wondering whether programs like MS Word, Adobe Photoshop and so on leave traces in files we create with them. By traces I mean things like:
who created the file (Username on the machine)
on which computer was it created (Machine name…
user11802
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What is the source for RL Rivest's "reversal of defaults" quote?
I'm doing some work on computing privacy and I need to track down the source for a quote by Ronald L. Rivest which goes like:
"reversal of
defaults": what was once private is now public; what
once was hard to copy is now trivial to duplicate;…
Dana the Sane
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How to prevent swapping on Mac osx?
I am inclined to run Tails through a virtual machine so that I could chain two VPNs. One running through the host Mac osx and one more running from inside the virtual machine that's running Tails.
However on Tails website, it says that host…
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Can this defeat deep packet inspection?
Does this setup defeat deep packet inspection(looking at the data payload in addition to packet headers)?
I have a SSH tunnel connection, or more exactly a proxy server connection running inside of a SSH tunnel connection. I set the OpenVPN client…
Chris
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How to check what remote access software/services are installed?
Is there any easy way (a program/app would probably be the best, but I don't think I'm allowed to ask for a recommendation on one [if one even exist] on these sites) to check whether any known remote access programs are installed on a computer (PC,…
Marc NJ
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MAC address when visiting a website: does the web see that?
when I visit a website, the website gets my ip address.
Does it get any other info, i.e., MAC?
My ISP is TWC.
kimberly
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Feedburner knows my e-mail address?
I start up my browser on an empty cache, no passwords and no nothing stored. Log in to Stackexchange via the Google log-in option.
Next, I open feedburner.com in a second tab. (I have never had an account with feedburner.) The page greets me,…
Eugene Seidel
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proxy doesn't protect from geo-pigeonholing
some sites always manifest as your country of ip. i hate that, so i got firefox plugin 'anonymox' to stop teh nets from narrowing my world to a sliver. however, lately some sites have seen through that and have redirected me despite the presence of…
adrfa
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Is it possible to get a secured wireless router's MAC address knowing only its SSID?
The apartment I using for my internship uses a password based on its MAC address, and I'm not allowed to change it. Should I be concerned that someone can steal my network traffic?
Billy ONeal
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Privacy. Prevent data gathered by microsoft on local computer to be upload
In his answer to "How to stop Microsoft from gathering telemetry data from Windows 7, 8, and 8.1", "DavidPostill" suggested to block appropriate hosts on the broadband router to prevent uploading telemtry data to microsoft collected by updates or…
psilo
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Does TurboTax store information locally if tax file is saved removable media
Does TurboTax store "sensitive" or "personal information" locally if tax file is saved on removable media?
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Can tracert be used to determine MITM attack?
If the company use MITM proxy to monitor employees, I trace the same IP using my own laptop and the company laptop, respectively, Is there an extra hop when using the company laptop?
Thanks.
Richard0226
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How to know if behind the scenes, a software is syncing with the cloud?
Some softwares, tell themselves as based on the Cloud.
So, from beginning, you know that your data will be on third-party servers and you are free using or not such services.
Other softwares are equivocal: they are standalones, but have syncing…
OuzoPower
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Possible to maintain privacy using hdmi port on work pc monitor?
If I’m using the HDMI port on my computer monitor at work (in order to view my smartphone or tablet on a larger screen), does my employer’s network see what I’m doing? I currently have a dual monitor setup at my desk, and both monitors are…
john
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How to clear history in Office 365 "My Office" Application?
See screen snapshot below. When I open "My Office" I don't want my history to show up. How to disable this "feature"? Also, I don't want my document history copied to a cloud database on timelines.
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