Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 20 hours ago

Websites Are Tracking You Via Browser Fingerprinting

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Websites Are Tracking You Via Browser Fingerprinting

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 20 hours ago

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New research provides first evidence of the use of browser fingerprints for online tracking.

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This isn’t new. Reddit is infamous for this too

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