Security News > 2016 > November > Firefox to prevent sites from tracking users by checking their battery status (Help Net Security)

Version 52 of the popular Firefox browser will no longer allow websites to access the Battery Status API and the information it can provide about the visitor’s device. As you may or may not know, the information this particular API provides when queried can be used, in conjunction with other techniques, to “fingerprint” Internet users (i.e. their browsers and devices), and to recreate deleted tracking cookies. “Users who try to re-visit a website with a … More →

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