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VPN vs proxy vs Tor: how each hides traffic and how detection tells them apart
VPN vs proxy vs Tor: how each hides traffic, what each one still reveals, and how a detection layer tells them apart at the network level.
How to prevent gaming fraud: theft, RMT, and multi-accounts
How to prevent gaming fraud: account theft and resale, real money trading farms, cheating and smurfing, and the device signals that link the accounts.
The best device fingerprinting solutions in 2026: build vs buy
The best device fingerprinting solutions in 2026, split into open-source libraries you self-host and commercial ones that maintain the identifier.
What was Google's Privacy Sandbox, and why did it end in 2025?
Google retired the Privacy Sandbox in October 2025 and third-party cookies are staying in Chrome. What it was, why it ended, and what it means for fraud.
How to prevent marketplace fraud: types, signals, and the actor behind them
The main types of marketplace fraud, from triangulation fraud to seller and buyer scams, and how reading the device behind each account links the ring.
The 8 best free-trial abuse prevention tools in 2026
The 8 best free-trial abuse prevention tools in 2026, how prevention works by linking many trial signups back to one device, and how to choose.
iCloud Private Relay: what it is, and what it means for fraud detection
iCloud Private Relay hides a Safari user's IP, but Apple publishes its egress ranges, so it is identifiable. What it is and how to read it for fraud.
How to prevent refund and return abuse
How to prevent refund and return abuse: the multi-account refund-ring slice you can detect, how it differs from wardrobing and chargebacks, and how to read it.
How to prevent online travel fraud: the types and the actor behind them
What online travel fraud is, the main types from stolen-card bookings to miles theft and fake listings, and how the device behind a booking ties them together.
How to prevent fintech fraud: the device layer across the fraud types
The fintech fraud types from new-account and synthetic identity to account takeover, payment and BNPL abuse, and mule accounts, and where the device layer fits.
How to prevent coupon abuse (and tell it from coupon fraud)
How to prevent coupon abuse: what separates it from coupon fraud and everyday couponing, and how merchants catch one shopper using many accounts.
How to detect invalid traffic (IVT): types, causes, and signals
How to detect invalid traffic (IVT): the GIVT vs SIVT split, what causes it, and the signals advertisers use to catch the traffic draining ad budgets.
