IP address

• Every website sees your real IP address.
• Reveals your approximate location and ISP.
• VPN hides this, but not everything else.
• WebRTC can leak real IP even with VPN active.

Browser fingerprinting

Your browser tells websites:

• Operating system and version
• Browser type and version
• Screen resolution and color depth
• Installed fonts and plugins
• Timezone and language settings
• Hardware details (GPU, CPU cores)

This combination is unique to you.

• 87% of browsers have a unique fingerprint.
• VPN does not protect against this.
• Incognito mode does not protect against this.

Cookies and trackers

• Third-party cookies follow you across websites.
• Facebook Pixel tracks you even without Facebook open.
• Google Analytics is on 85%+ of all websites.
• Logging into any account reveals identity.
• Even private browsing saves cookies during session.

Device identifiers

• MAC address identifies your device on local networks.
• IMEI number identifies your phone globally.
• Advertising ID (GAID/IDFA) tracks you across apps.
• Canvas fingerprint: how your GPU renders graphics.
• Audio fingerprint: how your device processes sound.

Your IP is just one of 20+ ways you are being tracked right now.