Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderLink to discussion of the paper (55 comments): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25868742
At some point we need actual consequences for sites that intentionally hide their tracking. It should be criminal. It is stalking and has real world consequences. Just because an exploit exists doesn't mean it should be used. That logic is like saying it is OK to break into a house because the lock on the door was weak. If we don't get real protections, at what point does it become justified to go offensive against sites that exploit things like…
The same really applies to all external resources, including anything hosted on CDNs.
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 762
- Total comments
- 182
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-07 | Supercookie: Browser Fingerprinting via FaviconFirst breakout · Best thread | qtoxic | 402 | 81 |
| 2023-11-01 | Supercookie | omarfarooq | 3 | 1 |
| 2025-11-16 | Supercookie: Browser Fingerprinting via Favicon (2021)Latest 20+ point return | vxvrs | 357 | 100 |