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Web browser extensions could be used as a means of identifying users and tracking them across the web, new research suggests.

Online tracking has been the bane of the internet from the earliest days, but over the last few years people have become increasingly unwilling to put up with invasions of privacy (ανοίγει σε νέα καρτέλα). While some people claim tracking is necessary to provide personalized ads, and thus keep internet services free, others shiver at the thought of companies keeping tabs on what they do online.