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Can a website track me if I'm unsigned in and on a different browser? (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago by FlickeringScreens@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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Let's say I use a website. If I browse the same website but unsigned in on a different browser, on the same computer, will the site be able to use any data, since I have the same IP address?

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[-] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

If your IP address is the same and your browser fingerprint is similar, then it's pretty likely that you are the same user.

[-] FlickeringScreens@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

More specifically, will it link that data to my signed in account?

[-] jet@hackertalks.com 1 points 5 months ago

Probably not, but it depends on the site how much they care about dual accounts.

[-] jet@hackertalks.com 1 points 5 months ago

You are trackable, depends on the site how much effort they go to to link your actions.

But if you do something that annoys the website you will quickly see how discoverable you are.

this post was submitted on 30 Jan 2024
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