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Re:Ask HN: Why does my credit union check if I'm logged into... by phkahler on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @04:53PM (#15502950)
But if the comment above yours is correct, you're defeating a small security measure:

>> It's basic fingerprinting used by every major security-sensitive service, like banks.

>> The more entropy (unique bits of data) about your browser context they can collect, the easier to recognize you and see if you're a human or not (and block if they need to).

Re:Ask HN: Why does my credit union check if I'm logged into... by Frogolocalypse on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @08:43PM (#15504562)
A security measure for some is a privacy breech for others.