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http://isthattrue.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/images-31-300x146.jpg You are likely being tracked online by a sneaky, new technology that works without your consent, and can track you even if you use anti-tracking toolbars or strict privacy settings. How is this possible? Historically, to track you, a website sent cookies or files to your computer, or examined various properties of your device. Anti-tracking systems, therefore, block these types of activities. The new tracking system, however, does not transmit cookies or files, and does not need to read unique properties; to web browsers – and to anti-tracking tools – its mechanism appears to operate like that of a normal webpage. So how does it work? When you visit a website that employs  Canvas Fingerprinting , as the new sneaky system is known, the site sends your web browser a request to generate a hidden image consisting of some text. Because individual computers have operating system versions, browsers, fonts, graphics adapter...

http://isthattrue.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/0715-apple_full_600-300x200.jpg The latest version of Apple’s (AAPL) Mac operating system, OS X Yosemite, will become available for the public in a beta version starting Thursday. The consumer tech giant stirred excitement for Yosemite last month at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). There, Apple provided a teaser into how it is expanding its ever-evolving ecosystem of devices. The emphasis was on connectivity. A feature called “Handoff”, for example, lets users seamlessly transition whatever it is they’re doing on one device – making a phone call, working on a report – onto another. Developers have had the chance to experiment with the software since its June announcement. Now, users will get their chance to test it out. Recommended: How 17 famous tech companies got their names To do so, you need to sign up for Apple’s Beta Program. Then, the following day, you will receive an e-mail from Apple with a link and activation...