--- title: "#practicaltech articles | Hashnode" description: "Explore 25 articles tagged #practicaltech on Hashnode. Tutorials, guides, and how-tos from the community." url: "https://hashnode.com/tag/practicaltech" --- Tag # #practicaltech 25 posts · 0 followers [Short Lived](https://hashnode.com/@shortlivedage) · [Sep 3](https://hashnode.com/posts/researchers-tested-40-routers-they-found-30-ways-in-all-left-on-by-default/6a9a0583d4e8a25eb6d24e46) ### [Researchers Tested 40 Routers. They Found 30 Ways In, All Left On by Default.](https://shortlivedage.hashnode.dev/researchers-tested-40-routers-they-found-30-ways-in-all-left-on-by-default?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) No one sets up a new router expecting to leave the door open. Researchers checked what ships out of the box across 14 major brands, and found the door was open more often than not. 3 min read · [shortlivedage.hashnode.dev](https://shortlivedage.hashnode.dev/researchers-tested-40-routers-they-found-30-ways-in-all-left-on-by-default?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Short Lived](https://hashnode.com/@shortlivedage) · [Sep 2](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-tiny-invisible-image-is-leaking-health-data-from-hospital-websites/6a98208b9d4f277e5f37d105) ### [A Tiny Invisible Image Is Leaking Health Data From Hospital Websites](https://shortlivedage.hashnode.dev/a-tiny-invisible-image-is-leaking-health-data-from-hospital-websites?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Tracking pixels are the same invisible image whether they show up in a marketing email or on a hospital's own website. Researchers measured what that second version costs. 3 min read · [shortlivedage.hashnode.dev](https://shortlivedage.hashnode.dev/a-tiny-invisible-image-is-leaking-health-data-from-hospital-websites?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Short Lived](https://hashnode.com/@shortlivedage) · [Aug 31](https://hashnode.com/posts/one-phone-gets-hacked-everyone-in-the-family-circle-is-exposed/6a957ffd38d088e4ef8c257d) ### [One Phone Gets Hacked. Everyone in the Family Circle Is Exposed.](https://shortlivedage.hashnode.dev/one-phone-gets-hacked-everyone-in-the-family-circle-is-exposed?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Family tracking apps promise a private circle of trust. Researchers found that circle has a single point of failure, and more than half the users studied already feel uneasy about what the app enables. 3 min read · [shortlivedage.hashnode.dev](https://shortlivedage.hashnode.dev/one-phone-gets-hacked-everyone-in-the-family-circle-is-exposed?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Short Lived](https://hashnode.com/@shortlivedage) · [Aug 30](https://hashnode.com/posts/researchers-tested-125-car-apps-70-had-a-way-in/6a942c56f24918105e770d23) ### [Researchers Tested 125 Car Apps. 70% Had a Way In.](https://shortlivedage.hashnode.dev/researchers-tested-125-car-apps-70-had-a-way-in?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) These apps exist to start your car from a distance or check your fuel level from your couch. Researchers found most of them leave a door open that has nothing to do with convenience. 3 min read · [shortlivedage.hashnode.dev](https://shortlivedage.hashnode.dev/researchers-tested-125-car-apps-70-had-a-way-in?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Short Lived](https://hashnode.com/@shortlivedage) · [Aug 30](https://hashnode.com/posts/your-password-manager-might-be-filling-in-fields-you-can-t-even-see/6a9378a7e56e446f325ac7a0) ### [Your Password Manager Might Be Filling In Fields You Can't Even See](https://shortlivedage.hashnode.dev/your-password-manager-might-be-filling-in-fields-you-can-t-even-see?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Autofill is supposed to save you a few clicks. Researchers found it sometimes fills in far more than the form you're looking at, including fields hidden from view. 3 min read · [shortlivedage.hashnode.dev](https://shortlivedage.hashnode.dev/your-password-manager-might-be-filling-in-fields-you-can-t-even-see?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Short Lived](https://hashnode.com/@shortlivedage) · [Aug 28](https://hashnode.com/posts/half-of-smart-speaker-owners-don-t-know-their-recordings-are-saved-forever/6a918f5508755c886eb563ea) ### [Half of Smart Speaker Owners Don't Know Their Recordings Are Saved Forever](https://shortlivedage.hashnode.dev/half-of-smart-speaker-owners-don-t-know-their-recordings-are-saved-forever?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) An award-winning study asked people to review their own smart speaker recordings. The gap between what people assumed and what was happening surprised the researchers. 3 min read · [shortlivedage.hashnode.dev](https://shortlivedage.hashnode.dev/half-of-smart-speaker-owners-don-t-know-their-recordings-are-saved-forever?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Short Lived](https://hashnode.com/@shortlivedage) · [Aug 27](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-fbi-warned-about-this-threat-for-a-decade-it-s-never-happened/6a90355f904975ab21a21291) ### [The FBI Warned About This Threat for a Decade. It's Never Happened.](https://shortlivedage.hashnode.dev/the-fbi-warned-about-this-threat-for-a-decade-it-s-never-happened?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Juice jacking sounds like the kind of thing that would happen to you at an airport. Security researchers have looked hard for a real-world case. They haven't found one. 3 min read · [shortlivedage.hashnode.dev](https://shortlivedage.hashnode.dev/the-fbi-warned-about-this-threat-for-a-decade-it-s-never-happened?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Short Lived](https://hashnode.com/@shortlivedage) · [Aug 26](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-more-you-share-online-the-safer-it-starts-to-feel-that-s-the-problem/6a8ee61c7ad091bbced6d7df) ### [The More You Share Online, the Safer It Starts to Feel. That's the Problem.](https://shortlivedage.hashnode.dev/the-more-you-share-online-the-safer-it-starts-to-feel-that-s-the-problem?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Researchers found a real feedback loop hiding inside social media habits. Sharing creates the feeling of safety just as much as feeling safe encourages sharing. 3 min read · [shortlivedage.hashnode.dev](https://shortlivedage.hashnode.dev/the-more-you-share-online-the-safer-it-starts-to-feel-that-s-the-problem?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Short Lived](https://hashnode.com/@shortlivedage) · [Aug 25](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-fake-extension-passed-chrome-s-review-process-on-the-first-try/6a8d92a9fd8f07aabbc31bdc) ### [A Fake Extension Passed Chrome's Review Process on the First Try](https://shortlivedage.hashnode.dev/a-fake-extension-passed-chrome-s-review-process-on-the-first-try?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Researchers built a proof-of-concept extension designed to steal passwords, submitted it to the Chrome Web Store, and watched it clear review. That's not the only gap they found. 3 min read · [shortlivedage.hashnode.dev](https://shortlivedage.hashnode.dev/a-fake-extension-passed-chrome-s-review-process-on-the-first-try?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Short Lived](https://hashnode.com/@shortlivedage) · [Aug 24](https://hashnode.com/posts/clearing-your-cookies-buys-you-about-60-seconds-of-anonymity/6a8c41117638ffd87cd76551) ### [Clearing Your Cookies Buys You About 60 Seconds of Anonymity](https://shortlivedage.hashnode.dev/clearing-your-cookies-buys-you-about-60-seconds-of-anonymity?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Deleting cookies feels like starting fresh. Researchers tracking over 150,000 people for two years found your browsing habits give you away again in under a minute. 3 min read · [shortlivedage.hashnode.dev](https://shortlivedage.hashnode.dev/clearing-your-cookies-buys-you-about-60-seconds-of-anonymity?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)