Tor Browser's "New Identity" button didn't actually reset your fingerprint
Tor Browser has a "New Identity" button that's supposed to give you a completely fresh start — like opening a brand-new browser with no memory of what you were doing before. But it turns out it didn't fully do that.
Researchers discovered that a built-in browser feature (called IndexedDB, which websites use to store data on your device) could leave behind a kind of hidden "fingerprint." — Read the rest
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