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  • Favicons Could Be the Supercookie That Tracks You Everywhere

    Favicons Could Be the Supercookie That Tracks You Everywhere

    As Apple prepares to launch its anti-tracking update for iOS, Facebook and other companies that have built their business on invading users’ privacy are nervous about the future. But there’s always a new vulnerability waiting to be discovered. For instance, researchers now claim that a website’s favicon can be used to stealthily track users in…