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Unlike the static websites of the past, today’s websites are honed to be able to identify your device through a set of parameters and using a range of sophisticated techniques. This allows the website owners to limit your activities on the website, collect information about your system, or feed you the information deemed appealing in your particular case.
A fingerprint or sometimes a footprint is a digital representation of a user’s device consisting of information about your operating system, settings, active browsers, installed plug-ins, etc. Such a fingerprint is generated as a unique code or image.
Read the original article: All You Need to Know About Browser Fingerprints