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jakub_g
on Feb 26, 2015
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Excuse Me Sir, Your WebRTC Is Leaking
WebRTC can also be used for fingerprinting (apparently Chrome only) in a similar way as cookies. [1] has an explanation and test of it, as well some other fingerprinting methods.
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https://www.browserleaks.com/webrtc#webrtc-device-id
juberti
on Feb 26, 2015
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These ids work just like cookies; scoped to each user and origin. If you clear cookies, the ids are cleared as well.
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[1] https://www.browserleaks.com/webrtc#webrtc-device-id