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Jonathan R. Mayer


Self Description

September 2011: "I'm a graduate student in law and computer science at Stanford University. Wherever information technology, public policy, and law intersect, I'm interested.

My research homes are the Security Lab, advised by John Mitchell, and the Center for Internet and Society. In my free time I build robots."

http://stanford.edu/~jmayer/

Third-Party Descriptions

February 2012: "A Stanford University graduate student has released a report that accuses Google and three other ad networks of side-stepping the privacy settings on Apple's Safari browser to track usage on iPhones and Macs without permission."

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2400413,00.asp

August 2011: 'Shortly after the report by Stanford's Jonathan Mayer surfaced last week, Microsoft announced that it would stop the use of the so-called super cookies on MSN. A few days after the UC Berkeley report was published, Hulu announced in a blog post: "Upon reading the research report, we acted immediately to investigate and address the issues identified. This included suspending our use of the services of the outside vendor mentioned in the study."'

http://www.cio.com/article/688362/Browsing_and_Privacy_How_to_Not_Get_Tracked

Relationships

RoleNameTypeLast Updated
Member of (past or present) Stanford Center for Internet and Society Organization Sep 3, 2011
Student/Trainee (past or present) Stanford University Organization Sep 3, 2011

Articles and Resources

Date Fairness.com Resource Read it at:
Feb 17, 2012 Google Accused of Tracking Safari Usage Without Permission

QUOTE: A Stanford University graduate student has released a report that accuses Google and three other ad networks [Vibrant Media, Media Innovation Group, and PointRoll] of side-stepping the privacy settings on Apple's Safari browser to track usage on iPhones and Macs without permission.

 PC Magazine
Aug 22, 2011 Browsing and Privacy: How to Not Get Tracked: All modern browsers have built-in tools and add-ons to protect users from having their Web behavior tracked. But regardless, some sites still find ways to

QUOTE: Every time browser developers and others come up with a defense against tracking — the use of tiny bits of computer code that tells Web sites where you've been on the Internet — the other side ups the ante with a new trick. And it's happening again.

 CIO Magazine