Browser Fingerprinting Explained: What It Is, How It Works & How To Prevent It
Browser fingerprinting is a tracking technique that identifies and distinguishes users based on the unique technical characteristics their browser and device reveal, even if they block cookies or use private mode. Web browser fingerprint includes user agent, screen size and resolution, installed fonts, plugins, extensions, and more.
All of the mentioned details aid in identifying a particular device. It’s common for websites to add JavaScript code in their HTML pages to gather the browser parameters for fingerprinting. In this video, we explain browser fingerprinting in depth: from what it is to how browser fingerprinting works. In addition, you'll learn how to bypass browser fingerprinting for smooth web scraping.
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In this video, we answer the following questions:
0:00 Intro
0:16 What is browser fingerprinting?
0:49 How does browser fingerprinting work and what is it used for?
1:02 What information browsers hold?
1:59 Do you need to prevent browser fingerprinting?
2:34 How to prevent browser fingerprinting?
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