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Why We Still Can’t Browse in Peace: On the Uniqueness and Reidentifiability of Web Browsing Histories
Aug. 17, 2020Martin Lopatka, Sarah Bird, Ilana SegallInternet health -
Don’t count me out: On the relevance of IP addresses in the tracking ecosystem
April 20, 2020Martin Lopatka, Antoine Vastel, Vikas Mishra, Walter Rudametkin, Pierre Laperdrix, Romain RouvoyPrivacy, security & trackingTargeted online advertising relies on user data tracking, but popular browsers lack protections against IP address-based tracking. This study shows that 87% of 2,230 users retain an IP address for over a month, making IP addresses a key vector for online tracking.
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The Representativeness of Automated Web Crawls as a Surrogate for Human Browsing
April 20, 2020Camila Oliveira, Fredrik Wollsén, Martin Lopatka, David Zeber, Sarah Bird, Walter Rudametkin, Ilana SegallAds transparencyLarge-scale web crawls are crucial for studying web characteristics and online tracking but may not fully represent human browsing behavior. This study quantifies the repeatability and representativeness of web crawls, highlighting differences between crawler behavior and human browsing.
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Actions speak louder than words: Semi-supervised learning for browser fingerprinting detection
March 9, 2020Martin Lopatka, David Zeber, Rob Willoughby, Sarah Bird, Vikas Mishra, Walter Rudametkin, Steven Englehardt -
Telemetry-Aware Add-on Recommendation for Web Browser Customization
June 9, 2019Martin Lopatka, David Zeber, Ben Paul Miroglio, Alessio Pierluigi Placitelli, Victor Ng, Laura Thomson
