Glossary

Service Workers

Service Workers are special browser scripts that run in the background, separate from the visible web pages. They can:

  • Cache resources to improve loading speed.
  • Provide offline support.
  • Intercept network requests (fetch events).
  • Handle background sync or push notifications.

Because they can persist beyond a single page load, they influence how the browser behaves over time, in ways that websites can detect and observe.

Why Service Workers Matters for Fingerprinting

From a fingerprinting perspective, Service Workers are tricky. Since they act like a long-lived “middle layer” between the site and the browser, websites can use them to gather extra signals about your setup:

  • Whether a Service Worker is installed or active.
  • How it intercepts or modifies requests.
  • Unique behaviors that persist across multiple visits.

This makes Service Workers a potential tool for tracking users more persistently than just using cookies or local storage.

Spoofing and Premium Protection

While most anti-fingerprinting tools cover common APIs like Canvas or WebGL, the same fingerprinting methods can also be queried via Service Workers. If a tool doesn’t handle spoofing in that context, it may expose identifying data.

When a system does take care of Service Worker spoofing, it means it provides an extra layer of privacy protection that goes beyond the basics. This is why Kameleo anti-detect browser considered a premium solution: it closes a more advanced fingerprinting loophole that many other tools ignore.

In short: Service Workers can silently shape how your browser communicates with sites, which makes them a subtle fingerprinting risk.

How Kameleo Uses It / Helps Protect

When you use a Kameleo profile, Service Workers run in a context designed to match real human browser activity. Kameleo makes sure that fetch events, offline caching, and background behavior follow typical patterns rather than exposing unusual or automated fingerprints.

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