FPDetective: dusting the web for fingerprinters

G Acar, M Juarez, N Nikiforakis, C Diaz… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - dl.acm.org
In the modern web, the browser has emerged as the vehicle of choice, which users are to
trust, customize, and use, to access a wealth of information and online services. However …

Browser fingerprinting: A survey

P Laperdrix, N Bielova, B Baudry… - ACM Transactions on the …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
With this article, we survey the research performed in the domain of browser fingerprinting,
while providing an accessible entry point to newcomers in the field. We explain how this …

Hiding in the crowd: an analysis of the effectiveness of browser fingerprinting at large scale

A Gómez-Boix, P Laperdrix, B Baudry - … of the 2018 world wide web …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
Browser fingerprinting is a stateless technique, which consists in collecting a wide range of
data about a device through browser APIs. Past studies have demonstrated that modern …

How unique is your web browser?

P Eckersley - … : 10th International Symposium, PETS 2010, Berlin …, 2010 - Springer
We investigate the degree to which modern web browsers are subject to “device
fingerprinting” via the version and configuration information that they will transmit to websites …

Long-term observation on browser fingerprinting: Users' trackability and perspective

G Pugliese, C Riess, F Gassmann… - Proceedings on Privacy …, 2020 - petsymposium.org
Browser fingerprinting as a tracking technique to recognize users based on their browsers'
unique features or behavior has been known for more than a decade. We present the results …

FPGuard: Detection and prevention of browser fingerprinting

A FaizKhademi, M Zulkernine… - … , VA, USA, July 13-15, 2015 …, 2015 - Springer
Fingerprinting is an identification method used by enterprises to personalize services for
their end-users and detect online fraud or by adversaries to launch targeted attacks. Various …

{Fp-Scanner}: The privacy implications of browser fingerprint inconsistencies

A Vastel, P Laperdrix, W Rudametkin… - 27th USENIX Security …, 2018 - usenix.org
By exploiting the diversity of device and browser configurations, browser fingerprinting
established itself as a viable technique to enable stateless user tracking in production …

Phish in sheep's clothing: Exploring the authentication pitfalls of browser fingerprinting

X Lin, P Ilia, S Solanki, J Polakis - 31st USENIX Security Symposium …, 2022 - usenix.org
As users navigate the web they face a multitude of threats; among them, attacks that result in
account compromise can be particularly devastating. In a world fraught with data breaches …

Fingerprinting web users through font metrics

D Fifield, S Egelman - Financial Cryptography and Data Security: 19th …, 2015 - Springer
We describe a web browser fingerprinting technique based on measuring the onscreen
dimensions of font glyphs. Font rendering in web browsers is affected by many factors …

Cookieless monster: Exploring the ecosystem of web-based device fingerprinting

N Nikiforakis, A Kapravelos, W Joosen… - … IEEE Symposium on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The web has become an essential part of our society and is currently the main medium of
information delivery. Billions of users browse the web on a daily basis, and there are single …