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The New Web Tracking Method Using Favicons, Explained
Published on: 28.02.2021
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The paper:
https://www.cs.uic.edu/~polakis/paper...
Firefox bug report:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug...
Avg. loading speed of websites: https://0x65.dev/static/docs/studies/...
Demo of Favicon tracking: https://supercookie.me
Additional sources:
https://arstechnica.com/information-t...
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archive...

Many common web tracking methods still revolve around cookies but device fingerprinting is getting much more effective at avoiding the usual countermeasures. A new type of fingerprinting was now presented by a researcher group from Chicago: By exploiting the small website icons called Favicons visible on each browser tab, it is possible to create a unique identifier using subdomains and redirections that cannot be blocked by anti-tracking extensions, clearing cookies or even incognito mode.

» Credits «
Vectors by Nouri Atchabao from Vecteezy.com
Stock footage by Videezy.com
"Book icon" by SuperNdre; Licensed under CC BY 3.0(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Changes: 3D Extrusion, Animated, Text Removed
"Cookie icon" by Daniele De Santis; Licensed under CC BY 3.0(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Changes: Color
"Detection icon" by Puckung graphic design factory; Licensed under CC BY 3.0(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Changes: Color, Parts deconstructeds
"Browser icon" by Webalys LLC (http://www.webalys.com/)
"Floppy disc icon" by mohamed wahid (https://dribbble.com/medwep)
"DuckDuckGo icon" by popcornarts; Licensed under CC BY 3.0(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Changes: None

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