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How a new type of "evercookie" tracks you online
Internet firms want to gather as much information as possible about web users' browsing habits, so they can serve more accurately targeted (and hence more lucrative) advertisements. But consumers don't like being spied on. As a result, modern web browsers have built-in features to prevent some of the most common forms of tracking, in order to maintain users' privacy.
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