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Inaudible sounds used to fingerprint browsers catch AliExpress red-handed

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24 Aug
AliExpress caught using silent audio to fingerprint visitors’ browsers

Silent audio processing on the AliExpress website was found helping to fingerprint visitors’ browsers without relying on cookies.

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20 Aug
AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that breaks Bluetooth multipoint

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