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What better ways than cookies is there to track users ? AFAIK, it's the most unique fingerprint you can get of a user. Everything else is probably going to be a
by roblabla 9y ago
What better ways than cookies is there to track users ? AFAIK, it's the most unique fingerprint you can get of a user. Everything else is probably going to be a lot less precise.
- test1235 9y agoI think browser fingerprints are quite a reliable way of tracking. https://amiunique.org/fp https://amiunique.org/fp
- tinus_hn 9y agoSure, 'quite reliable' beats 'unique' every time!
- braythwayt 9y agoUnique becomes unreliable the moment users delete their cookies.
- tinus_hn 9y agoWhich they of course do much more often than change one of the finicky parameters that constitute these unique fingerprints (which in reality tend to not be unique to begin with)
- tyingq 9y agoYou can get unique through things other than cookies. Like abusing ETAGS/If-Modified-Since.
- tinus_hn 9y agoYour ISP adding a header containing your subscriber ID to every request.
- hellbanner 9y agoCan you provide links? I only saw http://www.balough.com/internet-service-provider-must-disclose-subscriber-id/ http://www.balough.com/internet-service-provider-must-disclo... in the case of an RIAA suit
- falcolas 9y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8500131 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8500131 Not uncommon in mobile carriers.
- hellbanner 9y agoThanks, is this done for advertisement purposes (selling data)?