One of the most important factors for users is privacy. Today there are many strategies that can be used on the network to obtain our data and personal information. They can collect them from programs we use, from services where we are registered, from browsing … Now, according to a report that we echo, it is confirmed that they can track us through the browser history . We are going to explain what it consists of.
They can track users with browsing history
As we say, a new report indicates that we may be tracked through browsing history . They can be used to compile unique browsing profiles, which can be used to track users, Mozilla researchers have confirmed. Even third parties could collect this history and use it as an identifier.
Keep in mind that this is not the first time that researchers have shown that browsing profiles are distinctive and stable enough to be used as identifiers. However, they have now shown again, through Mozilla researchers , that this would be possible.
These researchers have collected Firefox browsing data from about 52,000 over 7 days. Later they stopped another week and resumed 7 more days. They then analyzed all this collected data and were able to identify 48,919 different browsing profiles, of which 99% are unique.
They also confirmed that browsing history profiles are stable over time, a second prerequisite for these profiles to be repeatedly linked to specific users and used for online tracking. Therefore there may be tracking through the browsing history.
Some security researchers have already indicated that some kind of regulation would be necessary in this regard. They indicate that browsing history can definitely track users and that it can resemble biometric data due to its uniqueness and stability. These data allow users to be distinguished and there could be a conflict with the GDPR regulation.
Navigation data is private data. Here there may even be personal information, the services and platforms used, the sites visited … That is why some researchers indicate that there should be some regulation in this regard and to improve privacy.
The value of our data on the net
Privacy , as we have mentioned, is very important to users. Now, why is our data so valuable on the Internet? It should be noted that marketing companies can use our personal information to include us in spam lists or send targeted advertising. They can also be sold to third parties.
Therefore our personal information today has great value on the network and that makes us have to take care of ourselves. We must not fall into errors that can expose more data than is really necessary. It will also be essential to have our systems clean, as well as updated equipment and all kinds of tools that we use. Sometimes vulnerabilities emerge that are corrected by security patches. It is important that we always apply these measures.