Escaping the confines of time: Continuous browser extension fingerprinting through ephemeral modifications
Browser fingerprinting continues to proliferate across the web. Critically, popular
fingerprinting libraries have started incorporating extension-fingerprinting capabilities, thus …
fingerprinting libraries have started incorporating extension-fingerprinting capabilities, thus …
Fledging Will Continue Until Privacy Improves: Empirical Analysis of Google's {Privacy-Preserving} Targeted Advertising
Google recently announced plans to phase out third-party cookies and is currently in the
process of rolling out the Chrome Privacy Sandbox, a collection of APIs and web standards …
process of rolling out the Chrome Privacy Sandbox, a collection of APIs and web standards …
Fashion Faux Pas: Implicit Stylistic Fingerprints for Bypassing Browsers' Anti-Fingerprinting Defenses
Browser fingerprinting remains a topic of particular interest for both the research community
and the browser ecosystem, and various anti-fingerprinting countermeasures have been …
and the browser ecosystem, and various anti-fingerprinting countermeasures have been …
What is in the Chrome Web Store?
This paper is the first attempt at providing a holistic view of the Chrome Web Store (CWS).
We leverage historical data provided by ChromeStats to study global trends in the CWS and …
We leverage historical data provided by ChromeStats to study global trends in the CWS and …
Read between the lines: Detecting tracking javascript with bytecode classification
M Ghasemisharif, J Polakis - Proceedings of the 2023 ACM SIGSAC …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Browsers and extensions that aim to block online ads and tracking scripts predominantly rely
on rules from filter lists for determining which resource requests must be blocked. These filter …
on rules from filter lists for determining which resource requests must be blocked. These filter …
Nothing Personal: Understanding the Spread and Use of Personally Identifiable Information in the Financial Ecosystem
Online services leverage various authentication methods with differing usability and
reliability trade-offs, such as password-based or multi-factor authentication (MFA). However …
reliability trade-offs, such as password-based or multi-factor authentication (MFA). However …
[PDF][PDF] Navigating Murky Waters: Automated Browser Feature Testing for Uncovering Tracking Vectors
ÐModern web browsers constitute complex application platforms with a wide range of APIs
and features. Critically, this includes a multitude of heterogeneous mechanisms that allow …
and features. Critically, this includes a multitude of heterogeneous mechanisms that allow …
Peeking through the window: Fingerprinting Browser Extensions through Page-Visible Execution Traces and Interactions
Browser extensions are third-party add-ons that provide myriads of features to their users
while browsing on the Web. Extensions often interact with the websites a user visits and …
while browsing on the Web. Extensions often interact with the websites a user visits and …
Browser Polygraph: Efficient Deployment of Coarse-Grained Browser Fingerprints for Web-Scale Detection of Fraud Browsers
In this paper, we address the prevalent issue of account takeover (ATO) fraud, which
significantly impacts businesses through stolen user information. Websites have adopted …
significantly impacts businesses through stolen user information. Websites have adopted …
Only Pay for What You Leak: Leveraging Sandboxes for a Minimally Invasive Browser Fingerprinting Defense
R Torok, A Levy - 2023 IEEE Symposium on Security and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present Sandcastle, an entropy-based browser fingerprinting defense that aims to
minimize its interference with legitimate web applications. Sandcastle allows developers to …
minimize its interference with legitimate web applications. Sandcastle allows developers to …