Cookie Swap Party: Abusing First-Party Cookies for Web Tracking
Quan Chen, Panagiotis Ilia, Michalis Polychronakis, Alexandros Kapravelos
Abstract
As a step towards protecting user privacy, most web browsers perform some form of third-party HTTP cookie blocking or periodic deletion by default, while users typically have the option to select even stricter blocking policies. As a result, web trackers have shifted their efforts to work around these restrictions and retain or even improve the extent of their tracking capability.
Topics & Concepts
BitTorrent trackerBlocking (statistics)Swap (finance)Computer scienceComputer securityThird partyInternet privacyTracking (education)Work (physics)Block (permutation group theory)World Wide WebBusinessComputer networkEye trackingArtificial intelligenceEngineeringFinanceMechanical engineeringPsychologyPedagogyGeometryMathematicsInternet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-votingPrivacy, Security, and Data ProtectionSpam and Phishing Detection