Security News > 2017 > January > Accurate cross-browser fingerprinting is possible, researchers show (Help Net Security)
2017-01-17 20:09
A group of researchers have come up with a browser fingerprinting technique that can allow interested parties to “identify” users across different browsers (on the same machine). The group – Yinzhi Cao and Song Li from Lehigh University, and Erik Wijmans from Washington University in St. Louis – found that many novel OS and hardware level features, such as those from graphic cards, CPU, and installed writing scripts, can be used to accurately “fingerprint” users. … More →
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