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Tracking cursor movement in browsers without JavaScript enabled

Posted May 9, 2019 by synergy-unsterile

Tags: privacy, css, tracking, fingerprinting

https://twitter.com/davywtf/status/1124146339259002881

@davywtf:

Here's a PoC that confirms my hunch. *Neither* of these windows use JavaScript but the position of the cursor in the left window is sent to the right window. This works on Tor Browser with JS disabled. https://t.co/cnfOy5OkUj

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Authors: davywtf