Sites That Accept Bitcoin Can Leave Trail and Compromise Anonymity

Sites That Accept Bitcoin Can Leave Trail and Compromise Anonymity

Princeton University researchers have found out that Bitcoin transactions can easily be connected to a user’s cookies, thus compromising anonymity.

One of the frequently cited advantages of Bitcoin is its anonymity. However, as privacy researchers Dillon Reisman, Steven Goldfeder, Harry Kalodner and Arvind Narayanan showed in a study, even small amounts of transaction information can be used to infer user identity.

They also discovered that out of 130 Bitcoin-accepting merchants, 53 leak payment information, and some may even unintentionally expose exact transaction details on the blockchain to a number of trackers.  

 

Source: The Register UK

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