Yet another way to track online activity

[Uncle Michael]

A way to use the 'sound' of your computer working to uniquely identify it as you traverse the web:
http://techcrunch.com/2016/05/19/aud...s-study-finds/

[happnatious1]

A way to use the 'sound' of your computer working to uniquely identify it as you traverse the web:
http://techcrunch.com/2016/05/19/aud...s-study-finds/

Warning link contains malware!!!!

[Uncle Michael]

Warning link contains malware!!!!

Seriously? What is the nature of the malware?

[rmiles7721]

Techcrunch is a pretty reputable site.

[happnatious1]

Detected the model of my Android phone and threatened to forcibly lock it within the next 24 hours if I didn't send them money had to forcibly close the browser

[rmiles7721]

You may already have some sort of malware installed then. Didn't pick anything up at the site.

Just tested it on my Nexus 6 using Chrome as well (I had only tested on my desktop).

Opens just fine. Looking at the source of the page there isn't anything there either. Maybe you had something opened in another tab?

[rmiles7721]

Here's a direct link to the audio fingerprint test page.

https://audiofingerprint.openwpm.com/

[Uncle Michael]

Detected the model of my Android phone and threatened to forcibly lock it within the next 24 hours if I didn't send them money had to forcibly close the browser

I can't find anything like that on the page. Ghostery shows only the normal array of trackers. (Albeit 17!) Norton doesn't report any suspicious activity in either FF or Chrome.

[happnatious1]

probably came through on their add banner, this is getting more common. Tried again and it was OK.