Image via WikipediaWho needs biometrics? Net-Security.org reports that "an overwhelming majority of web browsers have unique signatures - creating identifiable "fingerprints" that could be used to track you as you surf the Internet," according to research by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).
The findings were the result of an experiment EFF conducted with volunteers who visited a website that anonymously logged the configuration and version information from each participant's operating system, browser, and browser plug-ins - information that websites routinely access each time you visit - and compared that information to a database of configurations collected from almost a million other visitors. EFF found that 84% of the configuration combinations were unique and identifiable, creating unique and identifiable browser "fingerprints." Browsers with Adobe Flash or Java plug-ins installed were 94% unique and trackable.
Click here to test how trackable your browser is.
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Panopticlick — How Unique, and Trackable, Is Your Browser?
Is your browser configuration rare or unique? If so, web sites may be able to track you, even if you limit or disable cookies.
Panopticlick tests your browser to see how unique it is based on theinformation it will share with sites it visits. Click below and you will be given a uniqueness score, letting you see how easily identifiable you might be as you surf the web.
Only anonymous data will be collected by this site.Click here to test how trackable your browser is.
