Topic

Browser privacy and tracking

How browsers store state that can identify a user across sites, and the techniques used to clear or exploit it.

Current clusters

BleachBit 6.0.4 repairs a Windows file shredder that skipped scattered clusters

The 6.0.4 notes say the Windows wipe missed noncontiguous clusters, but not which builds carried the bug or how much of a file survived, which leaves a volume-wide free-space wipe as the only remedy.

Publishers:helpnetsecurity.com

Reality

Evidence52
Adoption20
Hype gap+10
Incentives50
Confidence48