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Tracking and Fingerprinting: Two Privacy Threats, One Problem
Original: Tracking and fingerprinting are two very different things, but they are connected, and both matter if you care about you
Privacy commentators are drawing a distinction between tracking and fingerprinting online. Tracking relies on cookies and identifiers, while fingerprinting builds a unique profile from device and browser characteristics. A widely shared explanation notes that many people know photos can leak location metadata, but fewer realise cameras can embed serial numbers into images. The two methods are linked, and both erode privacy.
Why now: Growing concern over online surveillance and how much identifying data devices quietly expose.
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Evidence
- Tracking and fingerprinting are two very different things, but they are connected, and both matter if you care about your privacy. Most people know a photo or video can leak its location and other identifying details. Fewer know about the serial number a camera can write into… · kennethspringer@infosec.exchange · 4
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