By collecting and analyzing various unique features of a user’s device, websites can create a “fingerprint” of the user, which can be used to identify and track the user’s online activities. This is not a big deal for the average user, but it is critical for overseas marketing, cross-border e-commerce, and other businesses. So what are the common detection information and how to hide it?
I. Information on Website Fingerprinting:
Website fingerprinting is a technology that uniquely identifies users by collecting and analyzing browser and device characteristics. These features include but are not limited to:
1. Browser information: operating system, browser, browser version, Header, JavaScript, PDF Viewer, Chromium PDF Viewer, WebKit built-in PDF, and so on.
2. IP address: IP, WebRTC, network operation provider, etc.
3. Geographic location: specific country-continent-province-city, and latitude and longitude.
4. Software information: IP-based time zone (time), local time zone (time), language, request header language, fonts, font list, Javascript, Flash plugin, cookies, etc.
5. Hardware information: Canvas, WebGL, WebGL Report, Rendering, Audio, Client Rects, WebGPU Report, Screen Resolution, Color Depth, Available Screen Size, Device Memory, Media Devices, and so on.
By collecting this information and analyzing it with algorithms, the website can generate a unique fingerprint of the user that can be used to identify and track the user’s behavior.
II. How to Hide or Disguise Browser Fingerprint Info?
1. Use Privacy Browsing Mode: Privacy Browsing Mode can restrict websites from tracking user data, and will automatically clear browsing history and cookie information every time you close your browser.
2. Block fingerprinting scripts: Use browser plug-ins such as Privacy Badger or uBlock Origin to block fingerprinting scripts from websites.
3. Clear Cookies and Browser Cache Regularly: Regularly clearing your browser’s cookies and cache data can reduce the amount of tracking a website can do on you.
4. Use a proxy server combined with a antidetect browser: Using a proxy server + a antidetect browser can increase anonymity by hiding the user’s real IP address and real browser fingerprint.
Within the MuLogin Antidetect Browser, multiple independent fingerprint browser profiles can be created. Each browser profile can be customized to modify the fingerprint parameters and IP address to include all of the above fingerprint parameters that websites will detect. This way, each account has a unique fingerprint info and can be isolated from the browser environment.
If you need to improve the anonymity of the Internet, or need to log in and manage multiple cross-border e-commerce platforms/social media/advertising and marketing accounts on the same computer at the same time, MuLogin can provide you with the greatest convenience.