COMBINED METHOD FOR PROTECTING USER PRIVACY WHEN USING A WEB BROWSER

Abstract

The article examines the issue of digital tracking, which allows users to be identified using cookies and digital fingerprints. A comparative analysis of current web tracking methods shows that approaches based on detecting and blocking web trackers are less effective than methods using value substitution. These approaches do not protect against passive fingerprinting techniques and are easily detected, making them vulnerable to user identification. To solve this problem, a hybrid method of forging transmitted data is proposed, including random generation and data fusion, as well as detecting trackers for immediate protection. Attributes with a wide range of possible values and complex compatibility are proposed to be replaced by real values with minor distortions.