Supercookie uses favicons to assign a unique identifier to website visitors.
Unlike traditional tracking methods, this ID can be stored almost persistently and cannot be easily cleared by the user.
The tracking method works even in the browser's incognito mode and is not cleared by flushing the cache, closing the browser or restarting the operating system, using a VPN or installing AdBlockers. 🍿 Live demo.
About
💭 Inspiration
Paper by Scientists at University of Illinois, Chicago: www.cs.uic.edu
Article by heise: heise.de
🌱 Purpose
This repository is for educational and demonstration purposes only!
The demo of "supercookie" as well as the publication of the source code of this repository is intended to draw attention to the problem of tracking possibilities using favicons.
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