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...This greatly simplifies, but we need to stay updated on security fixes. "Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities" is now a part of the OWASP Top 10 and insecure libraries can pose a huge risk for your web app. The goal of Retire.js is to help you detect the use of versions with known vulnerabilities. Scan a web app or node app for use of vulnerable JavaScript libraries and/or node modules. grunt-retire scans your grunt-enabled app for use of vulnerable JavaScript libraries and/or node modules. Scans visited sites for references to insecure libraries and puts warnings in the developer console. ...

Evercookie is a JavaScript research project that demonstrates extremely persistent browser tracking methods. It stores identifying data across multiple browser storage mechanisms so the identifier can be recreated if only some storage locations are cleared. The project was originally useful for showing how difficult it could be for users to fully remove tracking data from older browser environments. It is now most valuable as a privacy and security education tool rather than a recommended...