Websites Are Tracking You Via Browser Fingerprinting: Researchers uncovered how websites use covert browser fingerprinting to track users — even without cookies or consent (stories.tamu.edu)

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[-] truthfultemporarily@feddit.org 13 points 4 weeks ago

You can test your browser here: https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/

[-] RommieDroid@programming.dev 1 points 4 weeks ago

I can assure you they're doing more than that. If you see the recapture or cloudflare verification box, you have been cross-site fingerprinted. So if you turn a VPN on and you're using the same OS and browser, they know who you are.

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