Re:Show HN: Are you trackable? An irrevocable persistent bro...
by Capira on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @06:43PM
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Across browsers it works only if both browsers are based on the same engine.
- Group1: Chrome, Chromium, Opera, ...
- Group2: Firefox, Tor Browser, ...
- Group3: on iOS every browser is based on Safari
- ...
Though with a backend you could track users switching among Chrome and Firefox by misusing WebRTC to leak the private IP ( https://www.perfect-privacy.com/webrtc-leaktest/ ).
If the switching between browsers happens in a short period of time, the public + private IP is a pretty solid guess.
If you observe and store this connection once you can always track the user switching among the two browsers.
- Group1: Chrome, Chromium, Opera, ...
- Group2: Firefox, Tor Browser, ...
- Group3: on iOS every browser is based on Safari
- ...
Though with a backend you could track users switching among Chrome and Firefox by misusing WebRTC to leak the private IP ( https://www.perfect-privacy.com/webrtc-leaktest/ ). If the switching between browsers happens in a short period of time, the public + private IP is a pretty solid guess. If you observe and store this connection once you can always track the user switching among the two browsers.