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"Whonix – 24 Dec 25",
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"textContent": "anonymous5344262278:\n\n> Does anyone have any insight on how this works?\n\nYes:\n\nWhonix – 24 Dec 25\n\n### Favicons - Data Collection Techniques\n\nIn 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...",
"title": "Does bookmark favicon loading kinda just defeat anti-fingerprinting measures?"
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