Since Chromium 148, Math.tanh is now fingerprintable to link underlying OS
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Author: joahnn_s
Date: 7/12/2026
Article Summary:
The article discusses how the Math.tanh function in JavaScript returns different values on different operating systems due to the use of platform-specific math libraries, and how this can be used to identify the OS of a browser.