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But there&#8217;s a new web tracking technology that can&#8217;t be easily detected or blocked. Here&#8217;s what you need to know about browser fingerprinting&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Browser Fingerprinting?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Web cookies have been around for twenty years; they can be used to customize your online experience and save you time. However, online marketers, social networks, and others have learned how to use them to their advantage as well. The good news is that these little tidbits are becoming less valuable to those third parties, as browser technology and privacy initiatives advance.<\/p>\n<p>The bad news is that they\u2019ve come up with a replacement technology that some call \u201cbrowser fingerprinting.\u201d And the steps you may take to avoid cookies don\u2019t work against fingerprinting.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a step back. I\u2019ve always said that cookies are not inherently bad; in fact, many people\u2019s favorite features of the Web won\u2019t work without cookies. (See related: A Closer Look at Cookies.) But cookies are a mixed blessing. They can be used to build anonymous profiles of a user&#8217;s activity across the web, and that bothers some.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/askbobrankin.com\/are_you_being_fingerprinted_online.html?pcp\">Article Continued Here<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Excerpt shared with permission from Bob Rankin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/techtalk.pcpitstop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fingerprints150.jpg\" alt=\"fingerprints150\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-44774\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Your online visits no longer just leave cookie &#8216;crumbs&#8217; behind&#8230;now you are leaving 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