Websites logging keystrokes, mouse movements in real time... https://t.co/OwTNs7tCsz
— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) November 21, 2017
..."Collection of page content by third-party replay scripts may cause sensitive information, such as medical conditions, credit card details, and other personal information displayed on a page, to leak to the third-party as part of the recording," Steven Englehardt, a PhD candidate at Princeton University, wrote. "This may expose users to identity theft, online scams, and other unwanted behavior. The same is true for the collection of user inputs during checkout and registration processes."
Englehardt installed replay scripts from six of the most widely used services and found they all exposed visitors' private moments to varying degrees. During the process of creating an account, for instance, the scripts logged at least partial input typed into various fields. Scripts from FullStory, Hotjar, Yandex, and Smartlook were the most intrusive because, by default, they recorded all input typed into fields for names, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, addresses, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth....
Big Brother Is Here: Twitter Will Monitor Users Behavior 'Off Platform' | Zero Hedge https://t.co/KbnPyys00R
— PubliusNV (@PubliusNV) November 23, 2017
