Online Trackers Can Detect 80% of Users’ Browsing History
Online trackers can capture up to 80% of users’ browsing histories, with the practice far more pervasive than previously realized. This is according to Norton Labs’ quarterly Consumer Cyber Safety Pulse Report, which analyzed online advertising trackers from October to December 2021.
It showed that consumers are tracked by an average of 177 different organizations per week while browsing online, raising significant privacy concerns. The researchers noted that the top trackers can view 80% of an average user’s browsing history despite appearing on a smaller number of unique domains.
The study also found that half the tracking organizations encountered by a user in a typical week collect this information within the initial two-hour browsing period. This suggests that even if users clear their browsing history every day, it would only take an average of two hours to re-encounter half of all online trackers.
Source: #DataPrivacyWeek: Online Trackers Can Detect 80% of Users’ Browsing History – Infosecurity Magazine
