How the Web Audio API is used for browser fingerprinting

When generating a browser identifier, we can read browser attributes directly or use attribute processing techniques first. One of the creative techniques that we’ll discuss today is audio fingerprinting. Using an Oscillator and a Compressor they can basically calculate a specific number that identifies you. Every browser we have on our testing laptops generate a …


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When generating a browser identifier, we can read browser attributes directly or use attribute processing techniques first. One of the creative techniques that we’ll discuss today is audio fingerprinting.

Using an Oscillator and a Compressor they can basically calculate a specific number that identifies you.

Every browser we have on our testing laptops generate a different value. This value is very stable and remains the same in incognito mode.

And this only takes a few ms to calculate! ?

How the Web Audio API is used for browser fingerprinting →


This content originally appeared on Bram.us and was authored by Bramus!


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