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handnutaschnitte@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours ago

Websites Are Tracking You Via Browser Fingerprinting

engineering.tamu.edu

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Websites Are Tracking You Via Browser Fingerprinting

engineering.tamu.edu

handnutaschnitte@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours ago
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New research provides first evidence of the use of browser fingerprints for online tracking.
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    privacy.resistFingerprinting

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      Why is that even an option you can disable?

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        17 hours ago

        It is not the default because it can also break meaningful functionality.

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          Seems like it might be useful to have a per-site toggle.

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