Websites may be tracking people across the internet by checking their device battery life - and might even be hoping to panic users into spending money. This is the conclusion of researchers at ...

A HTML5 exploit has left web users vulnerable to online tracking according to a new scientific report. 'The leaking battery: A privacy analysis of the HTML5 Battery Status API’ from French and Belgian ...

As if we needed another vector for our online privacy to be invaded, it appears that site operators may have another tool at their disposal when it comes tracking visitors. Security researchers from ...

Researchers have confirmed that an HTML5 standard for browsers, known as the Battery Status API, is being used to track users on the web. The Battery Status API allows a site owner to ask for the ...

Your battery life could give snoopers a backdoor into tracking your internet activity. That's according to French and Belgian researchers, who claim to have ...

There are a myriad of ways you can be tracked online – from supercookies, to canvas fingerprinting and malware. Now you can add your device’s battery status to the list, according to research by Steve ...

European researchers published a paper revealing that your privacy could be compromised from the battery in your smartphone or laptop. Most people are probably unaware of something called the battery ...

A team of European security researchers has published a paper analyzing how the battery life of mobile devices could be used to track web browsing habits of Firefox users on Linux, using the HTML5 ...

Battery status indicators are being used to track devices, say researchers from Princeton University – meaning warnings of privacy exposure have come to pass A little-known web standard that lets site ...

A team of European security researchers has published a paper analyzing how the battery life of mobile devices could be used to track web browsing habits of Firefox users on Linux, using the HTML5 ...