AliExpress was silently running audio in your browser to fingerprint and track your device

The issue only surfaced after a developer had trouble using multipoint Bluetooth headphones while an AliExpress tab was open: ...
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AliExpress caught fingerprinting visitors after researcher's headphones kept cutting out

Even without audible sound, the browser still processed the audio path.

China’s AliExpress caught using audio trick to track visitors; discovered after it broke researcher’s headphones

Chinese retailer AliExpress has been found using an audio trick to fingerprint visitors. This technique analyzes inaudible ...

Inaudible sounds used to fingerprint browsers catch AliExpress red-handed

Chinese retailer AliExpress has been caught fingerprinting visitors after one of the metrics—an outdated technique that ...

AliExpress accused of fingerprinting shoppers with silent audio trick that also muted a dev's headphones

Developer Matt Callaghan claims he caught Alibaba trying to track web users by playing sounds through browsers vulnerable to ...
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A Bluetooth Bug Exposed AliExpress’ Hidden Audio Tracking System

AliExpress homepage scripts silently fingerprint your audio hardware via WebAudio API - here's how to block them in seconds.
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AliExpress secretly tracking and fingerprinting devices

ALBAWABA - After one user faced issues with Bluetooth connectivity while using the website, he discovered that AliExpress’s ...

AliExpress Got Caught Using Inaudible Sound To Track Users

Uh-oh, e-commerce giant AliExpress has been caught running hidden, silent audio processes inside visitors' browsers to generate unique device tracking profiles without user consent.