Identity across devices describes how a single person stays recognized, signed in and protected while moving between a phone, laptop, tablet, smart TV and work computer. The convenience of picking up where you left off…
MAC address randomization is an operating system feature that replaces the fixed hardware identifier of a network adapter with a temporary, software-generated one. Without it, every phone and laptop announces the same serial-like value to…
Online identity profiles are the collections of information that websites, apps and data companies keep about a person, from the name and photo you enter yourself to the interests a platform guesses from your clicks.…
Proxy configuration in operating systems is the set of network settings that tells apps to send their traffic through an intermediary server instead of connecting directly. A proxy is a server that receives your requests,…
Identity correlation risks are the harms that arise when separate pieces of information about a person, held by different organizations or collected at different times, are combined into a single, richer profile. Each fragment may…
Tor support in privacy operating systems means the system itself sends network traffic through Tor rather than leaving that choice to individual apps. Tor is a volunteer network that relays encrypted traffic through several servers,…
Digital identity linkability is the degree to which separate records, sessions or transactions can be recognized as belonging to the same person. If two websites can tell that the same individual visited both, or one…
VPN integration in operating systems refers to the built-in frameworks, settings and safeguards that decide how a virtual private network connects, which traffic it carries and what happens when it drops. A VPN creates an…
A pseudonymous digital identity is an online identity that stays consistent over time but is not directly tied to a person’s legal name. A forum handle used for years, a professional pen name or a…
DNS privacy configuration is the set of operating system settings that controls how your device looks up website and service names, and who can see those lookups. DNS, the Domain Name System, translates a name…