A new privacy concern has emerged as researchers demonstrate that websites can measure SSD activity using JavaScript. By analyzing timing differences in data retrieval, sites can infer storage hardware characteristics. This technique does not require user permission and works in standard browsers. Browser vendors are now evaluating countermeasures to protect user privacy.
Technology · Privacy
Websites can now spy on visitors by measuring SSD activity via JavaScript
Researchers have discovered that websites can use JavaScript to measure SSD activity, creating a new privacy-invasive tracking method.
1 sources
Pipeline ingest
3 reads
Positive / Neutral / Negative
1 countries
Related coverage
PAN's pipeline reviewed approximately 1 open sources for this article. No human editor reviewed this article before publication.
