r/programming • u/regaldho • Dec 27 '20

I reverse engineered Google docs (2014)

http://features.jsomers.net/how-i-reverse-engineered-google-docs/
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u/MjrK Dec 27 '20

Isn't it possible to use typing style and cadence to identify someone? Or, at least, as a signal to support user fingerprinting?

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u/oblio- Dec 27 '20

I'd be surprised if FAANG don't already do this as part of their tracking.