Major
Computer Science
Anticipated Graduation Year
2022
Access Type
Open Access
Abstract
With increased privacy concerns, users are now turning to anonymity tools such as VPNs and Tor. However, packet metadata may still be able to be identified by an adversary, known as website fingerprinting. Previous work have tried to evaluate potential of this vulnerability while assuming that victims visit one website at a time. We create a private webbrowser extension called “WebTracker” to analyze user browsing patterns to further investigate the feasibility of fingerprinting.
Faculty Mentors & Instructors
Dr. Eric Chan-Tin
Supported By
Mulcahy Fellowship, NSF
Creative Commons License
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Webtracker: Real Webbrowsing Behaviors
With increased privacy concerns, users are now turning to anonymity tools such as VPNs and Tor. However, packet metadata may still be able to be identified by an adversary, known as website fingerprinting. Previous work have tried to evaluate potential of this vulnerability while assuming that victims visit one website at a time. We create a private webbrowser extension called “WebTracker” to analyze user browsing patterns to further investigate the feasibility of fingerprinting.