Worldwide, the number of people and the time spent browsing the web keeps increasing.
Accordingly, the technologies to enrich the user experience are evolving at an amazing …

The web has become an essential part of our society and is currently the main medium of
information delivery. Billions of users browse the web on a daily basis, and there are single …

With this article, we survey the research performed in the domain of browser fingerprinting,
while providing an accessible entry point to newcomers in the field. We explain how this …

Browser fingerprinting is a stateless technique, which consists in collecting a wide range of
data about a device through browser APIs. Past studies have demonstrated that modern …

Browser fingerprinting has emerged as a technique to track users without their consent.
Unlike cookies, fingerprinting is a stateless technique that does not store any information on …

In recent years, researchers have shown that unwanted web tracking is on the rise, as
advertisers are trying to capitalize on users' online activity, using increasingly intrusive and …

We investigate the degree to which modern web browsers are subject to “device
fingerprinting” via the version and configuration information that they will transmit to websites …

The diversity of software components (eg, Browsers, plugins, fonts) is a wonderful
opportunity for users to customize their platforms. Yet, massive customization creates a …

Browser fingerprinting as a tracking technique to recognize users based on their browsers'
unique features or behavior has been known for more than a decade. We present the results …

Browser fingerprinting continues to proliferate across the web. Critically, popular
fingerprinting libraries have started incorporating extension-fingerprinting capabilities, thus …