Published on May 29, 2026, the report describes measuring SSD latency through the browser's Origin Private File System in an ordinary tab. It reports 88% accuracy in identifying visited sites and 95% in detecting launched desktop applications.
An article published on May 29, 2026 describes a timing side channel that uses the browser's Origin Private File System to measure SSD latency in an ordinary tab. According to the report, the measurement reached 88% accuracy in identifying visited sites and 95% in detecting launched desktop applications. The article highlights that activity across applications may be revealed without special permissions or native code.
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