How Your Favorite Website Secretly Knows if You're Browsing on Public Transport or in Bed
2025-06-28
This article unveils how websites identify bots and real users using various techniques, including checking user agents, IP address reputation, TCP/TLS fingerprinting, JavaScript execution, and behavioral analysis. Websites employ these techniques to combat malicious bots, for example, by analyzing mouse movement patterns, keystroke speed and intervals to determine if a user is a bot. The article also explores headless browsers, CAPTCHAs, and advanced AI-based behavioral analysis, showcasing the ongoing "cat and mouse" game between websites and bots.
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