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This 'thing' is NOT a nice, sweet piece of biscuit.
It is a 'cuckoo-egg'. In short cuckoo and in plural cuckoos.
THAT covers and expresses what it IS.
Time to call it what it is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.70.29.185 (talk) 07:47, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
"Alternatives to cookies" should be split out into a separate article
The section "Alternatives to cookies" list various identifiers and cache records stored by the client (and metadata like IP). These things can be used for tracking (one application of cookies), but they don't actually substitute cookies in general. Also, this list is missing a few entries, like:
Also, according to Wikipedia's Guidelines, an example could be done. Here is my attempy:
"A well-known application of browser fingerprinting is in online banking systems. This technology enables the creation of unique identifiers for customers' devices during the login phase to detect suspicious activities, such as attempts to access accounts from unrecognized or potentially fraudulent devices."
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Not done: According to the page's protection level you should be able to edit the page yourself. If you seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details. twisted. (user | talk | contribs) 14:37, 14 April 2025 (UTC)