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@inproceedings{Krishnamurthy:2008:CPO:1397735.1397744,
Acmid = {1397744},
Address = {New York, NY, USA},
Author = {Krishnamurthy, Balachander and Wills, Craig E.},
Booktitle = {Proceedings of the First Workshop on Online Social Networks},
Date-Added = {2014-04-15 14:32:07 +0000},
Date-Modified = {2014-04-15 14:32:07 +0000},
Doi = {10.1145/1397735.1397744},
Isbn = {978-1-60558-182-8},
Keywords = {online social networks, privacy},
Location = {Seattle, WA, USA},
Numpages = {6},
Pages = {37--42},
Publisher = {ACM},
Series = {WOSN '08},
Title = {Characterizing Privacy in Online Social Networks},
Url = {http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1397735.1397744},
Year = {2008},
Bdsk-Url-1 = {http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1397735.1397744},
Bdsk-Url-2 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1397735.1397744}}

@techreport{Lowinder:2011:healthstatus,
Author = {L{\"o}winder, Anne-Marie Eklund and Wallstr{\"o}m, Patrik},
Date-Added = {2014-04-07 08:42:08 +0000},
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nullifying mixture of encrypted and unencrypted connections.
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\begin_layout Subsubsection*
What is known by trackers?
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\begin_layout Standard
Depending on what activities a user performs online, different things can
be inferred by trackers on sites where they are installed.
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They are especially powerful when the user is registered and logged in,
combining the full self-provided details of the user with their browsing
habits.
Once a user has provided their personal information, it is no longer just
the individual browser or device being tracked, but the actual person using
it - even after logging out.
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This direct association, as opposed to inferred, to the person also allows
for tracking across devices where there is an overlap of services used.
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\begin_layout Plain Layout
Find a reference for cross device tracking.
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