With this paper, we survey the research performed in the domain of browser fingerprinting, while providing an accessible entry point to newcomers in the field. We explain how this technique works and where it stems from. We analyze the related work in detail to understand the composition of modern fingerprints and see how this technique is currently used online. We systematize existing defense solutions into different categories and detail the current challenges yet to overcome.
@article{arxiv.1905.01051,
title = {Browser Fingerprinting: A survey},
author = {Pierre Laperdrix and Nataliia Bielova and Benoit Baudry and Gildas Avoine},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1905.01051},
year = {2019}
}