This project is a proof of concept that any website can identify and track you, even if you are using Private Browsing or Incognito Mode in your web browser. Many people think that they can hide their identity if they are using private browsing or incognito. This project will prove them they are wrong.
- Just visit http://www.nothingprivate.ml and enter your name
- Click See the magic button
- Now you can see a confirmation page
- Visit the same website in your Private browsing / Incognito mode
- See the Magic ⭐
Hope you are surprised! 😄. Yes the website can remember your name even if you had visited it via the Private browsing or Incognito Mode. Yes nothing is private in this world anymore! This is what the big companies are doing with your identity. You think that going into private mode will wipe out all the traces. Absolutely Not! Actually, using the private browsing or incognito mode will just help you to clear your browsing history. Your internet service providers, search engines and your favourite websites can still track you. They can know you. They know what you like and dislike. They use your data to earn money. The video below explains everything:
Yes nothing is free...
- http://privatebrowsingmyths.com/
- https://panopticlick.eff.org/
- https://amiunique.org/
- http://www.pcworld.com/article/192648/browser_fingerprints.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Device_fingerprint
- https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/12/01/browser-fingerprints-the-invisible-cookies-you-cant-delete/
Nothing private uses the browser fingerprinting feature of Client.js to obtain the fingerprint of your web browser. When you submit the form, it will save the fingerprint along with your name in a SQLite database using PHP as backend. Next time you visit the website, your browser fingerprint is matched with the column in the database and it will return your name.
Visit db_server for the server files.
- Client.js Browser fingerprinting
- PHP
- SQLite Database
- JSON
- HTML & CSS
Feel free to modify the code and open any pull requests.
- Add more links
- Fix any typos
Special thanks to these rockstars:
- 33giga.com.br for the blog post
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