p.sardine.ai: Sardine’s Invasive Fraud Detection Tracking

Sardine’s tracker, p.sardine.ai, monitors your behavior and device data on financial platforms, collecting sensitive information for fraud detection. This invades your privacy by profiling your risk level. Here’s what it does and how to resist.

What Is p.sardine.ai?

This domain belongs to Sardine, a fraud prevention platform for financial services. It tracks user activity and device details to assess risk, but its data collection is intrusive. As Privacy Auditors, we’re concerned about its impact on personal privacy.

Data It Collects

When you use a platform with Sardine, it captures:

• IP Address: Your network location, tied to physical addresses.
• Device ID: Unique identifiers like IMEI for persistent tracking.
• Geolocation: Lat/long derived from IP or GPS for risk analysis.
• User Behavior: Transaction patterns and interaction logs.
• Browser Fingerprint: Canvas data, fonts, and plugins for uniqueness.
• Operating System: Windows or Android, with build specifics.
• Browser Type: Chrome or Edge, including version details.
• Network Info: Connection type and carrier for risk scoring.
• Session ID: Ties actions during a session for analysis.
• Timestamps: Precise timing of financial interactions.

This builds a detailed risk profile of your activity.

Who Gets Your Data?

Sardine shares your information with:

• Sardine internal system for fraud detection and risk scoring.
• Financial platform client using Sardine’s services.
• Third-party analytics provider for enhanced risk models.
• Government authority upon legal request, per compliance rules.

How to Protect Yourself

As Privacy Auditors, we suggest these steps to limit Sardine’s tracking:

• Use Tracker Blockers: Tools like Privacy Auditor can disable p.sardine.ai scripts.
• Mask IP: Use a VPN like Mullvad to hide your location.
• Clear Data: Regularly delete cookies and app data to disrupt profiling.
• Browse Securely: Use private browsing for financial transactions.

Combine these for better privacy.

Sources

• Sardine Privacy Policy: https://www.sardine.ai/privacy-policy/

This is a legal disclaimer. All information is provided for educational purposes only.