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I thought it was very questionable, but I was in debt and that was the only job I could get at the time. There's actually a positive use for browser fingerprint
by gregw134 10y ago
I thought it was very questionable, but I was in debt and that was the only job I could get at the time. There's actually a positive use for browser fingerprinting in that it could theoretically detect Mitm attacks or stolen cookies. Basically, if you place a unique cookie on each device, and then a user/device shows up with that cookie but a totally different browser fingerprint, it's possible that the account was hacked. The client I was working for was a bank so I was pushing for it to be used in this way. But realistically, I knew it was probably going to be used for marketing or privacy invasion but felt like I needed to keep the job to pay the bills.
- trendia 10y agoI appreciate your honesty, thanks for replying.
- G3E9 10y agoThe detecting of hijacked sessions with browser fingerprinting (mouse movements, typing speed, etc.) is a very neat idea - something that could be used to throw off red flags or have users sign-in again with the appropriate warnings and education.
- unscaled 10y agoBesides stolen sessions, using browser fingerprinting for detecting login attempts with stolen passwords is even more useful.