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Tracking Users Via the Browser's Cache

Mukund writes to point us to an article he has written about a method of tracking using the browser cache instead of cookies. A demonstration shows that tracking can remain continuous if you clear only cookies or only the cache, but not both. (Firefox's Clear Private Data tool can be set to clear both when closing the browser.)

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  1. Re:Um, no by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    how is the server going to get an image out of the cache?

    What the fuck are you talking about? If you don't get the point, please shut the fuck up.