"Most web browsers come with a built-in password manager, a basic tool
to save login data to a database and fill out forms and/or sign in to
sites automatically using the information that is in the database.
Users who want more functionality rely on third-party password managers
like LastPass, KeePass or Dashlane. These password managers add
functionality, and may install as browser extensions or desktop programs.
Research from Princeton's Center for Information Technology Policy
suggest that newly discovered web trackers exploit password managers to
track users."
Full article is here:
https://www.ghacks.net/2017/12/31/how-web-trackers-exploit-password-managers
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