Did you know that you can be tracked on the Internet without your knowledge or consent, without trackers or cookies? It can be done by means of your "browser fingerprint".
I've been participating in a study on browser fingerprinting for the past couple months. You can participate and learn about your browser fingerprint here:
https://browser-fingerprint.cs.fau.de/?lang=en
The study is simple. It's anonymous. Once a week you get an email reminder to check your finger print. The system "fingerprints" your browser, let's you know if the fingerprint has been seen before and whether it's trackable over time. You can also see what characteristics of the browser are being noted (there are hundreds).
@shuttersparks I'm fairly vigilant about privacy but don't use 3rd party software. I signed up for the study. Ran my first test and expected to see all manor of bilge about me. I was pleasantly surprised. No fingerprints. Thanks for the pointer to the study.
@_9CL7T9k8cjnD_ I've checked mine for about eight weeks. It's different and unique each time. One time out of those eight it came up unique and trackable. The other seven times not trackable. Why, I don't know. I haven't delved into the details of it yet.
