A bit annoyed by tech reporting again. Found two major tech news outlets provide an incorrect explanation of the WebAudio fingerprinting (not you arstechnica. You did good). The thing is mostly prevented in major browsers like Firefox, as explained in this excellent technical analysis by Tom Ritter (npub18td…ljed) in in https://ritter.vg/blog-webaudio_alibaba.html.
Worst part is the article that went straight for FUD and had a referral links for VPNs. Blergh. I thought better of you heise...
Frederik Braun �
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2026-08-26 10:05:19 UTC
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