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Online Tracking: A 1M-site Measurement and Analysis (2016) [pdf]
- thecosas 8y agoLink to accompanying website: https://webtransparency.cs.princeton.edu/webcensus/ https://webtransparency.cs.princeton.edu/webcensus/
- anonu 8y ago2016 paper - but still an interesting read. It's a good reminder of the ever-evolving techniques and schemes to track users. Browsers are becoming more and more complex - and this makes way for novel ways to ID users. - WebRTC: reveals local IP addresses - even if you're behind a VPN - AudioContext: Allows audio fingerprinting similar to the canvas trick - Cookie Syncing: always wondered how it worked. Gets around the Same Origin checks - and is the primary way you get served ads across sites Thank goodness for pi.hole.... I think that is by far the most effective way to cut out the crap you get served on the web...