Sarah Bird
Latest research
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Why We Still Can’t Browse in Peace: On the Uniqueness and Reidentifiability of Web Browsing Histories
Aug. 17, 2020Internet health -
Tracking Measurement Obfuscations From Source URL
May 20, 2020 -
The Representativeness of Automated Web Crawls as a Surrogate for Human Browsing
April 20, 2020Ads transparencyLarge-scale web crawls are crucial for studying web characteristics and online tracking but may not fully represent human browsing behavior. This study quantifies the repeatability and representativeness of web crawls, highlighting differences between crawler behavior and human browsing.