src_b447485ee3225ba931
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- Observed
- Sep 09, 2026 23:05 UTC
- Retrieved
- Oct 08, 2026 03:45 UTC
Smashing Security podcast #484: How websites are tracking you with silence
When a chap called Matt noticed his Bluetooth headphones wouldn't switch to his phone, he was surprised to realise the reason was a single AliExpress webpage sitting open in his browser - playing nothing at all, at zero volume. And yet somehow his hardware could hear it. Audio fingerprinting is one of the sneakiest tracking tricks on the web. Meanwhile, the intelligence agencies of the "Five Eyes"
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- Report title
Smashing Security podcast #484: How websites are tracking you with silence- First reported
- Sep 09, 2026 23:05 UTC
- Last reported
- Sep 09, 2026 23:05 UTC
- Catalog updated
- Oct 08, 2026 03:45 UTC
- Record ID
07f5aaaa2aa7dd975ba75a3107fe3ea22b8c1a32e7c956dbf7a208ba7534d7b3
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