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Banks and Retailers Are Tracking How You Type, Swipe and Tap


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Phone touchscreen

A phone's touchscreen sensors can track where and how you swipe your device to help determine who you are.

Credit: Andrew Roberts

When you're browsing a website and the mouse cursor disappears, it might be a computer glitch—or it might be a deliberate test to find out who you are.

From The New York Times
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