Think you are incognito? Discover how much sites know about you. Use the TraceMe browser fingerprint tool and you’ll be able to discover the IP address you're using, information on the devices in your home and tracking codes you weren’t even aware existed.
TraceMe: Expose Your Browser Fingerprint & Hidden Online Tracking
You delete your cookies, activate a VPN, and open a “Private Browsing” or “Incognito” window. You are completely invisible online now, right?Nope.
Today, tracking can occur without relying on your cookies. Advanced sites use a stealth technique called browser fingerprinting, which relies on your computer hardware and software configuration, to generate a profile of you that’s specific enough to identify you even when your IP address is hidden.
We created TraceMe to show you the terrifying reality of modern web tracking. It’s a free, browser-based tool that shows the exact data your browser is leaking in real-time.
What is browser fingerprinting?
When you visit a site, your browser provides a set of configuration specifications needed for the web page to display properly. They tell websites about your OS version, screen size, number of CPU threads, or even the battery level of your device. Although these individual specs may appear harmless in isolation, the collection and aggregation of these data points result in an almost unique fingerprint that tracks you as you browse the web. Your fingerprint is constant, so your online habits can still be followed by advertising networks even if your browsing history is purged.What data does TraceMe reveal?
By leveraging similar JavaScript APIs that tech companies use, TraceMe can simulate a sophisticated attack on your browser in a matter of seconds to identify and reveal:Public IP & location: Know your current IP address and the precision with which your real world location and ISP can be determined.
Hardware specification: Access low-level data on your operating system version, number of CPU threads and the device's total RAM.
Battery status: Get the current battery charge percentage and information on whether your device is currently charging.
Canvas fingerprint hash: TraceMe runs a hidden image drawn by your browser. Based on the unique configuration of your hardware, your graphics card will produce a distinctive cryptographic signature, an invariant identifier, that advertisers use to track you across different sites.
Test your browser!
Test your VPN: Are you paying for a VPN to mask your identity online? Perform a TraceMe scan with your VPN enabled. If your real IP and location show up in the terminal, you'll know that your VPN is leaking your information.
Test privacy browsing alternatives: Evaluate browser alternatives like Brave, Tor or Firefox against their performance compared to Chrome or Safari.
Be aware: understand precisely what information is shared when you interact with online networks, be they social networks, advertisers or data brokers.
Ready to see what the web already knows about you?
No more educated guessing. Take a peek at your digital footprint. Click https://indiasocialbook.com/traceme to get started and watch TraceMe expose your privacy vulnerabilities.Note: TraceMe is for educational purposes. Data from your scan is never collected, saved or sold. The process runs entirely locally on your computer.