something involving canvas maybe? That info can be queried by the server
afaik

On Saturday, March 29, 2014, <[email protected]> wrote:

> Are you sure about that ? My source was an academic research a guy made,
> in Germany.
>
> On 2014-03-29 20:32, Narcis Garcia wrote:
>
>> As I know, cached files or their content aren't uploaded back to
>> webserver.
>>
>>
>> Al 29/03/14 15:24, En/na [email protected] ha escrit:
>>
>>> I would like to report some additional findings:
>>>
>>> One way to track a user is to use graphic files as a substitute for
>>> cookies. An image is created on a server with an identification number
>>> encoded as color information. This image will be saved on a user's
>>> computer in the browser cache. When this user visits the website again,
>>> the locally stored image file will be opened and analyzed. The stored
>>> color information will be sent back to the server to make tracking
>>> possible. Since graphics are stored in a different location than
>>> cookies, they aren't deleted when you clear your cookies. Other
>>> techniques include HTTP E-Tags, Flash cookies or web storage.
>>>
>>> --
>>> http://gnuzilla.gnu.org
>>>
>>
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>>
>
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