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Can a website recognize your computer by another means than IP address I know the IP address of your PC changes all the time and it can't be cookies cos I have deleted them all so what is it?
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∙ 13y ago
Websites are completely stateless, so there are only very few ways that a site can track you. The only methods today are as follows:
1) By IP address. Which as you stated, is unreliable, since some services change IP addresses all the time. Then again, I've observed some "dynamic" IP addresses that have remained stable for a year or longer; just because they are dynamic does not guarantee they will change.
2) By HTTP cookie. Cookies are usually good. They let websites remember that you have logged in, that you have set you favorite background image, or even just to remember your username so you only need a password. This is the "old-fashioned" way of storing this sort of data.
3) By local storage. HTML5 offers "local storage" that any site can leverage (up to 5MB worth of space in most browsers). They can use this space to store message drafts, user preferences, a search index, or any other purpose they might want. Including remembering who you are. This method is still new, and largely experimental, so most sites do not use this method... yet.
4) By Flash cookie. This is something of a sticking point. 99% of all internet browsers have Adobe Flash installed and enabled (according to Adobe). A website can store a small amount of data here (100kb without permission), which could include some sort of unique tracker number or login information. These cookies must be deleted by using Adobe's management software; using Ctrl-Shift-Delete or any other means that clear "HTTP Cookies" will not affect Flash cookies.
5) By Google Gears. But this can't happen unless you explicitly allow Google Gears to store data on your computer.
6) By Silverlight. Same as Adobe Flash, but lower adoption rates of Silverlight means this is less likely.
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