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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
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