You type your email address into a website form but never hit submit. Hours later, a marketing email shows up in your inbox. According to new research, that is not a coincidence. A team of researchers from UC Davis, Maastricht University, and other institutions has found that many websites collect keystrokes as users type, sometimes before a form is ever submitted. The study explores how third-party scripts capture and share this information in ways that … More →

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