China’s AliExpress caught using audio trick to track visitors; discovered after it broke researcher’s headphones

Chinese retailer AliExpress has been found using an audio trick to fingerprint visitors. This technique analyzes inaudible ...
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AliExpress allegedly uses your browser's audio system to fingerprint your PC

A developer's investigation into a Bluetooth headphone issue uncovered hidden Web Audio processing on AliExpress that ...
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AliExpress Caught Using WebAudio Fingerprinting Scripts to Track Users Silently

AliExpress uses WebAudio fingerprinting scripts to track users. Device discovery interferes with Bluetooth multipoint audio.

Inaudible sounds used to fingerprint browsers catch AliExpress red-handed

Chinese retailer AliExpress has been caught fingerprinting visitors after one of the metrics—an outdated technique that ...

AliExpress accused of fingerprinting shoppers with silent audio trick that also muted a dev's headphones

Developer Matt Callaghan claims he caught Alibaba trying to track web users by playing sounds through browsers vulnerable to ...

AliExpress was silently running audio in your browser to fingerprint and track your device

The issue only surfaced after a developer had trouble using multipoint Bluetooth headphones while an AliExpress tab was open: ...

AliExpress Got Caught Using Inaudible Sound To Track Users

Uh-oh, e-commerce giant AliExpress has been caught running hidden, silent audio processes inside visitors' browsers to generate unique device tracking profiles without user consent.

AliExpress May Be Using Your Computer’s Audio Hardware to Track You

What if a website could identify your computer without using cookies, playing a sound, or asking you to install anything?