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Browser Fingerprinting – A survey:

https://arxiv.org/pdf/1905.01051 (PDF file)

– different tracking techniques are discussed
– different defensive techniques are compared (e.g. uBlock Origin, EFF Privacy Badger)
– VPN users "are particularly vulnerable to browser fingerprinting", according to the paper

#browser #fingerprinting #tracking #privacy #addons #vpn #webbrowser