Does bookmark favicon loading kinda just defeat anti-fingerprinting measures?
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April 2, 2026
anonymous5344262278:
Does anyone have any insight on how this works?
Yes:
Whonix – 24 Dec 25
Favicons - Data Collection Techniques
In early 2021, researchers demonstrated that favicons [54] -- the tiny icons that appear next to the page name in browser tabs -- can be used as a novel tracking mechanism that acts like a supercookie: [55] | How third party tracking and data mining...
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