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Re:AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that break... by echoangle on Thursday August 20, 2026 @09:08AM (#49374129)
Why would they manipulate the numbers that way if it’s self-reported anyways? If you want to fake the numbers, couldn’t you just change the number and be done?
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Re:AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that break... by voakbasda on Thursday August 20, 2026 @10:03AM (#49374722)
The people fudging the metric (developers) may not be the same people that are relying on the metrics (managers). Perverse incentives at play could easily motivate this kind of shenanigan.
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Re:AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that break... by genidoi on Thursday August 20, 2026 @09:15AM (#49374195)
It's probably quite difficult to manipulate per-user metrics after the data is collected.
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