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Supercookie: Browser Fingerprinting via Favicon (2021)

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357 points vxvrs | 1 comments | 16 Nov 25 19:39 UTC | HN request time: 0.2s | source
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breppp ◴[16 Nov 25 20:21 UTC] No.45948089[source]▶
I was sure this has been a thing for a while, either that or safari has a UI bug since forever.

I regularly get the wrong favicon in specific sites, for example ars technica favicon in reddit

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1. robotnikman ◴[16 Nov 25 20:23 UTC] No.45948097[source]▶
I get the same bug in Firefox as well sometimes.