Fingerprinting Articles

Preventing Browser Fingerprinting
August 26, 2021

Can you Prevent Browser Fingerprinting?

Browser fingerprinting is effective for identifying anonymous traffic, but it isn't foolproof. Learn more about the various methods visitors can use to prevent browser fingerprints from accurately identifying visitors

State of Identity Podcast - Fingerprint
August 19, 2021

State of Identity Podcast: Featuring CEO Dan Pinto, Fingerprint

Listen to our podcast episode with CEO Dan Pinto and State of Identity host Cameron D'Ambrosi talk about browser identification and the future of identity management!

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Incognito mode detection
July 29, 2021

Incognito Mode Detection: Detecting Visitors Who Browse in Private Mode

Find out how to use Javascript techniques to determine if a website visitor is using incognito mode to access a page.

ad blocker fingerprinting
July 1, 2021

How ad blockers can be used for browser fingerprinting

Signals generated by the use of an ad blocker can improve browser fingerprinting accuracy. This novel browser fingerprinting method, while oft-discussed as a theoretical source of entropy, has only just been added to Fingerprint as of April 2021.

browser fingerprinting using PHP
June 25, 2021

How to Generate A Browser Fingerprint in PHP (with code snippets)

In this technical tutorial with code samples, learn how to generate browser fingerprints for your PHP application using a free browser fingerprinting service.

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  • Web
Canvas fingerprinting
June 11, 2021

How Does Canvas Fingerprinting Work?

Canvas fingerprinting is one of the most popular techniques used in browser fingerprinting. We’ll show you how to identify anonymous traffic and show you how to implement it yourself.

Bot detection radar
June 3, 2021

Bot Detection: Identifying Bot Traffic with Open-source Browser Fingerprinting Techniques

Learn the most common bot detection techniques, and learn to implement bot detection and threat mitigation using browser fingerprinting techniques.

Browser fingerprinting privacy shield
May 25, 2021

Fingerprinting in the Modern Browser: Are Privacy Updates Making It Harder to Prevent Fraud?

Are privacy updates making it harder to use browser fingerprinting for anti-fraud? We go through the major modern browsers and determine what is still possible to keep your website safe.

How to ban users from your website
May 17, 2021

6 Ways to Permanently Ban Users from Your Website

There are several ways to block specific users and email domains from your site. We discuss six common methods, including IP bans and how you can implement browser fingerprinting to ban unwanted users.

Cross-browser tracking vulnerability
May 13, 2021

Exploiting custom protocol handlers for cross-browser tracking in Tor, Safari, Chrome and Firefox

The Fingerprint team has uncovered a scheme flooding vulnerability. We explain how the exploit works across four major desktop browsers and show why it's a threat to anonymous browsing.

Paywall software solution
May 12, 2021

How to Build the Best Paywall Solution with Node and Browser Fingerprinting

Creating high-quality digital content is time-consuming and expensive. Creating a paywall helps websites generate revenue through subscriptions to consume articles. In this how-to, we’ll show you how to create a content paywall to limit free articles utilizing Node and Browser fingerprinting.

Fingerprint Pro query result
April 1, 2021

The Top Browser Fingerprinting Techniques Explained

To make an accurate browser fingerprint, you need to gather as many signals as possible. In this article, we go over some of the techniques used to generate signals that vary between site visitors enough to be useful for browser fingerprinting.