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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zak_the_mac 5.5 years ago

That's not a barcode, that's a browser glitch. I bet the size of the gaps between bars depends on how fast you scroll. When you see it next, try scrolling very very slowly, pixels by pixel. You'll likely see the bars change to be veyy dense, or disappear entirely.

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DickTick 5.5 years ago

We don't take too kindly to logic around here! Shakes fist

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WatchListMe 5.5 years ago

Ok redditor

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SandHog 5.5 years ago

This seems like the most likely explanation to me given that it seems random, isn't reproducible and noone else seems to have had it happen to them.

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blumen4alles 5.5 years ago

Most hopeful explanation too.

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