Fingerprints are the new cookies(royfish.dev)
694 points by royfish | 333 comments
Interactive post demonstrating browser fingerprinting by assigning a persistent nickname derived from audio, GPU, WebGL, canvas, time zone and hardware signals.
#tracking on Hacker News
11 stories tagged tracking, newest first.
Automatic Transmission – a data-privacy study of connected vehicles(automatictransmission.khoury.northeastern.edu)
239 points by rafaelc | 199 comments
Project page for Automatic Transmission, a Northeastern University large-scale measurement study of data collection and privacy in the connected-vehicle ecosystem.
LG denies TV spying claims, says tracking and snooping concerns 'not true'(tomshardware.com)
581 points by datakan | 450 comments
Tom's Hardware news article on LG denying claims from an online investigation that 216 million of its smart TVs track users, scan networks, and record audio.
LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the results into every request(404privacy.com)
398 points by un-nf | 172 comments
A 404 Privacy blog post reporting that LinkedIn probes for 6,278 browser extensions and encrypts the results into requests, and how the data is used.
What your Bluetooth devices reveal(blog.dmcc.io)
501 points by ssgodderidge | 182 comments
A personal blog journal post from January 2026 about what nearby Bluetooth devices reveal about their owners, apparently introducing a tool called Bluehood.
Nova Launcher added Facebook and Google Ads tracking(lemdro.id)
319 points by celsoazevedo | 149 comments
A Lemmy post on lemdro.id reporting that the Android app Nova Launcher added Facebook and Google Ads tracking; the page did not render.
Sick of smart TVs? Here are your best options(arstechnica.com)
529 points by fleahunter | 423 comments
Ars Technica guide to avoiding smart TV ads and tracking, covering options like dumb TVs and alternatives to connected televisions.
Supercookie: Browser Fingerprinting via Favicon (2021)(github.com)
332 points by vxvrs | 93 comments
GitHub repository for Supercookie, a proof-of-concept that uses favicon caching to fingerprint and track browsers across sessions.
Vanishing from Hyundai’s data network(techno-fandom.org)
388 points by pilingual | 204 comments
A personal write-up on disabling the cellular telematics unit in a Hyundai EV to keep the car off Hyundai's BlueLink data network and avoid remote tracking.
Washington Post's Privacy Tip: Stop Using Chrome, Delete Meta Apps (and Yandex)(tech.slashdot.org)
422 points by miles | 270 comments
Slashdot story summarizing a Washington Post column advising readers to stop using Chrome and delete Meta and Yandex apps after a covert tracking discovery.
How mobile apps illegally share personal data(noyb.eu)
417 points by latexr | 269 comments
A noyb news article from September 2023 explaining how mobile apps illegally share users' personal data, part of its Forced Consent & Consent Bypass project.