handnutaschnitte@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoWebsites Are Tracking You Via Browser Fingerprintingengineering.tamu.eduexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1304arrow-down16
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minus-squarealtphoto@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoCould we just create random fingerprints each time the website was visited?
minus-squareSomething Burger 🍔@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 day agoYes, but if they combine your fingerprint with your IP, they can see that there are 9 unique fingerprints and several others seemingly changing at random, ergo 10 people.
Could we just create random fingerprints each time the website was visited?
Yes, but if they combine your fingerprint with your IP, they can see that there are 9 unique fingerprints and several others seemingly changing at random, ergo 10 people.