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so, apparently, just by tracking one’s browsing habits – literally, such basic data as how long you spend on the average site, how many sites you visit in the average browsing session – a virtual ‘clickprint’ can be created that will be matched against your online persona (‘digital body,’ perhaps) to confirm your identity.

now, not only can you be tracked via the information that you actually give out in forms et cetera, you can be tracked and monitored by even your most basic computing habits.

of course, the site says that this will be mainly used for credit card security, and the like. but still – it’s frightening if you’re a disillusioned, paranoid individual like myself.