Web Browsers do not Adequately Protect Privacy
Hackers at the Black Hat conference and the DefCon convention showed how easy it was to exploit security loopholes within popular browsers even when encryption (SSL) is used. The researchers placed a "net" between a user and a secured Web site and was able to capture personal information. "By tweaking with the URL, a hacker could trick the Web browser into thinking that an unprotected site is secure. The hacker then could redirect traffic to the Web site the user meant to access and steal any information exchanged." EPIC has a list of softwares that aid in protecting privacy online.
Hackers find holes in Web browsers' privacy safeguards, San Francisco Chronicle.
