Why does Voat appear to have fingerprinting built into the page render that scrolls with the screen? What purpose would this serve other than tracking screenshots to user ID's and/or sessions?

Why does Voat appear to have fingerprinting built into the page render that scrolls with the screen? What purpose would this serve other than tracking screenshots to user ID's and/or sessions? (catbox.moe)

submitted 5.5 years ago by Nosfewratsjews

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LostandFound 5.5 years ago

Can you give an example of a page where this has occurred?

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Nosfewratsjews 5.5 years ago

Sure. Next time I see it I'll link the page, too. I did this one on the fly and going back to the page I screencapped it from it's not visible now.

Appears dynamic. Sometimes it's in the middle of the page. Sometimes it's along the side-bar. It always scrolls with the page to make sure it's visible on the screen.

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watitdew 5.5 years ago

idk man i just tested it, fucked with the brightness/contrast, zoomed in..i got nothing.

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Nosfewratsjews 5.5 years ago

It's dynamic. It only shows up every now and then. It always scrolls with the page.

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DickTick 5.5 years ago

Sounds like a retarded way to track someone then...

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