Brave is testing a new defence against fingerprinting: confusing algorithms by randomising some of the data they collect.
Tag Archives: Fingerprinting
Google to kill third-party Chrome cookies in two years
Google doesn’t want to block third-party cookies in Chrome right now. It has promised to make them obsolete later, though. Wait – what?
Firefox to include tracker blocking report feature
Mozilla has introduced a lot of tracker blocking protections into Firefox lately. Now, it is planning a new feature that will let you see how many online snoopers you’ve successfully evaded. A new feature called the Tracking Protections Panel (aka the Protection Report) will tell users how many trackers Firefox blocked in the prior week, […]
Your phone’s sensors could be used as a cookie you can’t delete
Researchers have found that a phone’s gyroscope, accelerometer and other sensors create a unique fingerprint.
Firefox picks up advertiser-dodging tech from Tor
Letterboxing comes straight from the Tor browser, and will help Firefox users avoid advertisers that follow them around the web.
Dark Web market Agora suspends operations due to Tor vulnerability
The temporary move is meant to forestall potential attacks that could expose server IP addresses.
Can you trust Tor’s entry guards?
New research uses Tor entry guard computers to strip away the Dark Web’s anonymity features, exposing users and the hidden websites they visit.
Browser fingerprints – the invisible cookies you can’t delete
The holy grail for tracking online is a unique ID that you can’t delete. It exists – it’s called a browser fingerprint and it’s being used in the wild.
How to clear out cookies, Flash cookies and local storage
This quick fix will show you how to clear out cookies and the cookie-like things that can be used to track you online.