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Fingerprinting techniques

Methods used to create identifiers from browser and device characteristics

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Jan 21, 2026
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How does the EFF Cover Your Tracks test determine browser uniqueness and what signals does it use?

is the interactive successor to that evaluates how uniquely a browser appears to trackers by collecting a wide set of browser- and device-level signals and reporting a combined “bits of identifying in...

Feb 6, 2026

Can using a VPN like NordVPN prevent tracking by ISPs ?

A VPN such as can effectively stop an ISP from seeing the contents of a user’s web traffic and the specific sites visited, because it encrypts traffic and routes it through a VPN server; however, the ...

Feb 5, 2026

Difference tracker and cookies

is an umbrella term for on‑page technologies—scripts, pixels, cookies and more—used to collect data about a user’s interactions; cookies are one specific, long‑established kind of tracker, typically s...

Feb 4, 2026

who are u

The phrase "" can be read two ways: a literal question directed at this responder, and a technical question about how systems identify users; this analysis answers both, stating limitations about the ...

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