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Contractor loses entire Japanese city's personal data in USB fail

Browser fingerprinting involves gathering information left behind by sessions that identify the browser, or the person behind it, well enough to serve ads and tailor online experiences. In the case of Chrome extensions, says a security researcher going by z0ccc on GitHub, the combination in any given browser can easily ID users.

For those concerned there's no place safe from browser fingerprinting online, z0ccc said that Firefox uses unique extension IDs for every browser instance, and thus can't be fingerprinted the same way. Microsoft Edge is vulnerable, however.A security researcher trying to set up their Jacuzzi SmartTub discovered an easily exploited flaw that gave them access to personal info of hot tub owners from around the world.

Details on each tub, owner name and email address, dealer location, and more were available to view on customers from around the world. Eaton said it also appeared he could edit any data he wanted to, though he didn't confirm if changes would be saved.

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