Article 5HTF7 Tor users, beware: 'Scheme flooding' technique may be used to deanonymize you

Tor users, beware: 'Scheme flooding' technique may be used to deanonymize you

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By probing for installed apps with custom URL schemes, it's possible to build a 32-bit unique fingerprint

FingerprintJS, maker of a browser-fingerprinting library for fraud prevention, on Thursday said it has identified a more dubious fingerprinting technique capable of generating a consistent identifier across different desktop browsers, including the Tor Browser....

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