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Top 100 Show HN Launches by Upvotes · 28 columns · hn_id: 12692190
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| Column | Value |
|---|---|
| rank | 98 |
| hn_id | 12692190 |
| upvotes | 911 |
| comments | 247 |
| title | Show HN: Your Social Media Fingerprint (maybe NSFW) |
| description | A security tool demonstrating how websites can detect which social media platforms a user is logged into. |
| link | https://robinlinus.github.io/socialmedia-leak/ |
| hn_discussion_url | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12692190 |
| domain | robinlinus.github.io |
| author | Capira |
| launched_at | 2016-10-12T12:28:33+00:00 |
| topic | Security |
| theme | Privacy research |
| tags | privacy security web fingerprinting |
| product_type | Web app |
| target_audience | Privacy-conscious users |
| is_open_source | Yes |
| business_model | Free |
| is_active | True |
| activity_status | Live |
| http_status | 200 |
| resolved_url | https://robinlinus.github.io/socialmedia-leak/ |
| page_meta_description | Without your consent most major web platforms leak whether you are logged in. This allows any website to detect on which platforms you're signed up. Since there are lots of platforms with specific demographics an attacker could reason about your personality, too. |
| comment_to_upvote_ratio | 0.2711 |
| source_fetched_at | 2025-07-21T00:49:51.426099+00:00 |
| source_updated_at | 2025-07-21T00:49:51.426099+00:00 |
| activity_checked_at | 2026-07-14T23:57:48.157817+00:00 |
| source_api_url | https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/12692190.json |