Browser Fingerprinting: A Survey

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 technique works and where it stems from. We analyze the related work in detail to understand the composition of modern...

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Published in:ACM transactions on the web 2020-04, Vol.14 (2), p.1-33
Main Authors: Laperdrix, Pierre, Bielova, Nataliia, Baudry, Benoit, Avoine, Gildas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Browser fingerprinting
Computer networks
Computer Science
Datalogi
Defense solutions
Entry point
Internet
Related works
Surveys
user privacy
Web
web tracking
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Summary: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 technique works and where it stems from. We analyze the related work in detail to understand the composition of modern fingerprints and see how this technique is currently used online. We systematize existing defense solutions into different categories and detail the current challenges yet to overcome.
ISSN:1559-1131
1559-114X
1559-114X
DOI:10.1145/3386040