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Fingerprinting

Tracking

It's like someone knowing it's you just by the way you walk and dress — even if you didn’t say your name.

Definition

A technique websites use to track users by collecting unique characteristics from their devices and browsers.

Einfach erklärt It's like someone knowing it's you just by the way you walk and dress — even if you didn’t say your name.

Warum das wichtig ist

Fingerprinting works even without cookies. It’s hard to block and very invasive.

Beispiel

Browsers like Brave and Firefox try to randomize your fingerprint to block tracking.