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File notifications can expose user activity, Graz researchers find

Original: «Dateibenachrichtigungen verraten Nutzeraktivitäten: Forscher der TU Graz zeigen: Über Dateibenachrichtigungen in Linux,

Researchers at Graz University of Technology have shown that file notifications in Linux, Android, Windows and macOS can be exploited to spy on users. By monitoring these notifications, an attacker could infer typing behaviour and which websites a person visits. Commenters discussing the findings note that Linux appears to come off as more secure than the other systems in the comparison.

Why now: Newly published security research reveals a privacy-relevant side channel affecting all major operating systems.

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