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There is also the credential theft angle. Fingerprinting is increasingly used not by advertisers but by fraudsters. A banking website might fingerprint your device as a secondary authentication factor. But attackers can replay fingerprints to bypass SMS-based 2FA. By randomizing your fingerprint, Norton makes replay attacks statistically unlikely. This shifts AntiTrack from a privacy luxury to a security necessity. Independent testing by Consumer Reports and c't (German tech magazine) ran controlled experiments: visiting fingerprinting demo sites (like amiunique.org) with and without Norton AntiTrack.

Some news portals and streaming services use fingerprinting not just for ads but for session validation. If your fingerprint changes mid-session, they may log you out or flag your behavior as suspicious. Norton addresses this with an feature, where you disable AntiTrack for specific domains. It’s a compromise: security and privacy at the cost of occasional friction. norton antitrack

A determined tracker can still correlate your approximate location and ISP. Norton recommends pairing AntiTrack with a VPN for complete anonymity, but that requires a separate subscription (Norton Secure VPN, sold separately). There is also the credential theft angle