User identity association refers to the linking of multiple online activities, accounts, or devices to the same user identity through the collection and analysis of personal information. Such association may lead to problems such as privacy leakage, information misuse and personalized ad tracking. In order to protect user privacy, we need to take effective measures to prevent user identity association.
I. Who Needs to Be Aware?
The issue of user identities being associated has a wide range of implications and should be of concern to almost anyone who uses the Internet. In particular, those who are interested in conducting multi-account business, such as cross-border e-commerce, affiliate marketing, digital marketing, etc., as well as businesses that need to protect trade secrets need to pay extra attention.
II. Consequences of Association:
It is well known that it is difficult to protect personal information in the online world, and the following consequences may result if a user’s identity is associated:
1. Privacy leakage: Association can expose the user’s personal information, including name, address, contact information, etc., which makes the user vulnerable to identity theft, harassment or abuse.
2. Information Misuse: Associations can be used for purposes such as ad tracking, personalized recommendations, and market research, and users may suffer from over-collection and misuse of information.
3. Social Engineering Attacks: By correlating personal information, attackers can more easily conduct social engineering attacks to defraud individual accounts or access sensitive information.
4. Business Damage: User identity is very important for those conducting online business. For example, for cross-border e-commerce, if user identities are linked, then multiple store accounts will also be associated, which may ultimately lead to store freezes or complete blocking, resulting in significant damages.
III. How to Prevent User Identities from Being Associated?
In order to prevent user identities from being associated, the following measures can be taken:
1. Use virtual identities and temporary email addresses: When registering for an account, filling out forms, or participating in online activities, try to use a virtual identity generator to create a virtual name, address, phone number, etc., as well as a temporary email address to receive emails from untrustworthy or unfamiliar websites.
2. Minimize data sharing: Try to minimize the sharing of personal information when using online services. Carefully choose the option to associate with other accounts and provide only the necessary information.
3. Manage multiple accounts with the Fingerprint Browser: An indispensable tool for cross-border users is the Fingerprint Browser, an anti-association tool. Compared to the previous VPS, it has a higher anti-detection effect and lower cost.
IV. How does MuLogin Prevent Users’ Identities from Being Associated?
1. Simulate multiple fingerprint information: MuLogin can simulate different devices, operating systems and browser fingerprint information, making it more difficult to track and identify the user’s browsing behavior. This simulated fingerprint information can be generated randomly, making it more difficult to track.
2. Encrypted data: Encrypted uploads and storage are used to protect the user’s browsing data from being intercepted and stolen during transmission. By encrypting the data, the user’s identity and browsing behavior are more secure, reducing the risk of association and also safeguarding the wallet.
3. Isolated browsing environments: Independent browsing environments can be created for each account to avoid information leakage and association between different accounts. Each browsing environment has independent cookies, session information and cache to ensure that users’ browsing behavior will not be recognized by other accounts.
4. Randomized browser features: MuLogin can randomize some browser features, such as fonts, plug-ins, screen sizes, geographic locations and time zones, etc., which makes it more difficult to identify and categorize users’ browsing behaviors. Such randomized features increase the difficulty of tracking and reduce the risk of association.
5. Encrypted data sync: You can set up automatic synchronization of browsing data, such as cookies, cache and history. Since each browser’s data is independently separated and encrypted and synchronized, this prevents the user’s browsing behavior from being tracked and exploited, and protects the user’s privacy and security.
In conclusion, fingerprint browsers can effectively prevent accounts from being associated and accounts from being blocked, and protect users’ accounts and data by simulating multiple fingerprint information, encrypting connections, isolating browsing environments, randomizing browser signatures, and synchronizing or cleaning browsing data. New users can enjoy a free trial of MuLogin Browser.