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Re:What is server-side conversion tracking? by pjmlp on Thursday August 26, 2021 @06:49AM (#28313118)
Just by accessing an Web site for the first time, it has access to all HTTP headers used to build all requests required for the page, your IP address and a couple of other metadata.

That can be combined with other sources that the Web site vendors have contract with, including so called knowledge databases, that can correlate such information.

People that keep arguing for native being less secure than Web, just because they can use telemetry, have no idea to what extent marketing engines are able to extract information from each HTTP request.

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Re:What is server-side conversion tracking? by 3r8Oltr0ziouVDM on Thursday August 26, 2021 @09:24AM (#28314571)
As long as you don't have a unique IP address, this data doesn't seem enough to uniquely identify you. HTTP headers reveal your OS and browser, but not much more than that, and they should be mostly the same for all people with the same OS/browser.
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Re:What is server-side conversion tracking? by pjmlp on Thursday August 26, 2021 @09:51AM (#28314923)
Depends how much you interact with the site.

Additionally, if you ever log in, correlation can be made with older stored logs, thus even if surf anonymously afterwards, the same IP range can be mapped to you, even if it isn't guaranteed to be correct.

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