Research Reveals Websites Tracking Users Through Browser Fingerprinting
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Summary
Websites are using browser fingerprinting to track users across sessions and sites, as revealed by new research from Texas A&M University.
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"Clearing your cookies is not enough to protect your privacy online."
"Websites are covertly using browser fingerprinting to uniquely identify a web browser and track people across browser sessions and sites."
New research provides first evidence of the use of browser fingerprints for online tracking.
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