The practice of fingerprinting allows you to be <a { $url_tracked }>tracked for months</a>, even when you clear your browser storage or use private browsing mode — disregarding clear indications from you that you don’t want to be tracked. Despite a near complete agreement between <a { $url_standards }>standards</a> <a { $url_bodies }>bodies</a> and <a { $url_browser }>browser</a> <a { $url_vendors }>vendors</a> that fingerprinting is <a { $url_harmful }>harmful</a>, its use on the web <a { $url_has }>has</a> <a { $url_steadily }>steadily</a> <a { $url_increased }>increased</a> over the past decade.
即使您清理了浏览器本地存储或是使用隐私浏览模式，可能还是会再被<a { $url_tracked }>跟踪数月</a> — 完全不理会您明确表达不想被跟踪的意愿。尽管<a { $url_standards }>标准规范</a><a { $url_bodies }>组织</a>以及<a { $url_browser }>浏览器</a><a { $url_vendors }>厂商</a>都近乎完全同意数字指纹跟踪是<a { $url_harmful }>有害的</a>，但过去十年来，它在网上的用量<a { $url_has }>仍然</a><a { $url_steadily }>稳定</a><a { $url_increased }>增长</a>。