Purpose Esports is rapidly growing in popularity and viewership. The study's purpose was
threefold:(1) to provide a systematic review and synthesis of esports spectatorship …

The recent increase in reported incidents of surveillance and security breaches
compromising users' privacy call into question the current model, in which third-parties …

We review and evaluate three techniques that allow a passive adversary to track users who
have dynamic IP addresses based on characteristic behavioral patterns, ie, without cookies …

The Internet of Things (IoT) concept has been widely adopted and Internet connected
devices enter more and more areas of our everyday lives. However, their limited security …

We examine the threat to individuals' privacy based on the feasibility of reidentifying users
through distinctive profiles of their browsing history visible to websites and third parties. This …

Behavior-based tracking is an unobtrusive technique that allows observers to monitor user
activities on the Internet over long periods of time--in spite of changing IP addresses …

Comprehension of the statistical and structural mechanisms governing human dynamics in
online interaction plays a pivotal role in online user identification, online profile …

The field of privacy engineering proposes a methodological framework for designing privacy-
protecting information systems. Recognising that the utilisation of privacy-enhancing …

The domain name system (DNS) is an important protocol in today's Internet operation, and is
the standard naming convention between domain names, names that are easy to read …

Abstract The Domain Name System (DNS) plays an essential role in everyday Internet
activities. However, unauthorized access to DNS-generated traffic also poses some serious …