Web tracking and Advertising

Reading

• Spend 20 minutes per paper

  • Read the abstract and introduction
  • Understand
    • What is the problem they are trying to solve?
    • What did they do?
    • What did they find?
  • Skim the results looking for main findings or takeaways
  • Read the discussion section or recommendations, if any

• The Web Never Forgets: Persistent Tracking Mechanisms in the Wild

• Facebook’s Advertising Platform: New Attack Vectors and the Need for Interventions