In February, Intel Corp. was sued for allegedly violating wiretap laws with a website that tracks keystrokes and mouse movements. Now the case has been moved from Florida state court to federal district court in Orlando, adding weight to the claim that the multi-billion dollar company uses tracking software to monitor personal website use.

An article in the Register presents a PDF of court documents outlining the lawsuit in more detail. It states that Holly Londers, who brought this information to court, found potential "tracking, recording, and/or "session replay" software" used to "intercept website use and interaction" on at least 12 visits to Intel's site. Claims.

No specific software is mentioned in the court documents, but an attorney involved in the case hinted to The Register that the third-party company involved is believed to be Clicktale.

According to information obtained from Blacklight, a site that publishes tracking software on sites, Intel's site uses a "session recorder" that tracks users' mouse movements, clicks, taps, scrolling, or even network activity. or even network activity. However, the site did not detect any keystroke logging, and it is unclear how the session data is used.

Intel's privacy statement on the site explains:

Also, regarding these third parties, "We may also obtain information through partners or co-create data sets with partners as part of our business operations. We may also obtain information through our partners or co-create data sets with them as part of our business operations." It states. While it is clear that certain types of information are being collected, there is no specific indication of what types of information are being recorded and stored.

Gunes Acar, a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton CITP, spoke a bit about the analysis script at the 2018 FTC PrivCon event. He explained that "it is the website's responsibility to let users know that their mouse movements and keystrokes are being monitored, and a third party could have an API or something." He further noted that "companies could be encouraged to be more transparent and more upfront about what they collect and the risks associated with this collection."