This is particularly useful in the context of fraud prevention and cybersecurity, where certain parameters may instantly point to suspicious configurations.
The key is to get as much information as possible about who your website visitor is based on their browser configuration. You can read a more complete list of these data points below. For instance, you may be able to learn which default language the user has set for the browser, see which fonts are installed, and more. While many people use the same browsers, their configurations of software and hardware are so varied that they can effectively act as user IDs.īrowser fingerprinting allows you to get granular information about each parameter of this configuration. In the online world, it’s browser configurations that may point to individuals. In real life, your fingerprints are unique and point to you as an individual. As we’ll see in this post, this is a fantastic tool to reduce fraud rates at your company. Tracking and understanding that data is often referred to as browser fingerprinting. You might not be aware of it, but the web browser with which you’re accessing this page is a treasure trove of data.
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