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51Degrees

12/18/2024 2:30 PM

51Degrees: End of Year 2024 recap

As we step into 2025, the future has never looked brighter for us at 51Degrees. But before we unveil some thrilling news, let’s take a moment to reflect on our journey through 2024.

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51Degrees

12/12/2024 2:30 PM

End-of-Year Service Update from 51Degrees

The UK bank holidays will affect our data file and support availability. This blog details key dates for 2024-2025.

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51Degrees

12/5/2024 2:30 PM

Fixing Fingerprinting and other Privacy Nonsense

Calling probabilistic identifiers implies wrongdoing, but sharing such data isn’t illegal unless it's used to make impactful decisions about individuals.

Bluetooth Update

Data Team

11/21/2024 2:30 PM

Bluetooth 6.0 support - with New Properties

The new 51Degrees Bluetooth properties provide separate identifiers for Bluetooth versions and profiles, enabling precise categorization of device support, such as identifying Low Energy (LE) capability regardless of Bluetooth version.

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51Degrees

11/11/2024 2:30 PM

Balancing Security and Functionality: CSP and Client Side Device Detection Scripts

The blog discusses how strict Content Security Policy (CSP) settings blocked 51Degrees' device detection script, which required 'unsafe-eval' for dynamic JavaScript execution. The solution was to temporarily enable 'unsafe-eval' to restore functionality while managing security risks.

AI Blog

Marketing

10/14/2024 2:30 PM

AI Crawler Control - New property for Publishers

The new 51Degrees IsArtificialIntelligence property helps identify whether a web crawler is being used to gather data for AI training. This property gives the user greater control and can be used to block certain crawlers from accessing content, particularly when AI training doesn't serve their interests.

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Data Team

10/7/2024 12:00 PM

Fabricated Software Versions: ‘Android 10; K’, and similar instances

The software version number in a User-Agent header may not accurately reflect a legitimate software version or the actual device and software in use. In this blog, we provide a comprehensive explanation of these discrepancies, along with clear steps to ensure the most precise detection possible.

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Marketing

9/10/2024 2:30 PM

DMEXCO 2024

It's September and that means it's time for DMEXCO. Want to see what we've been working on? Read on for the inside scoop on all things data.

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Engineering

5/22/2024 2:30 PM

Detect Brave Browser and version

How to identify Brave Browser from the User-Agent

In browser identification, most browsers show their names in the User-Agent. But Brave Browser will instead appear as Google Chrome. In this blog, we’ll cover how to detect Brave when it presents itself as Chrome.

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51Degrees

5/20/2024 4:15 PM

Understand Google’s Privacy Sandbox APIs

Make smarter decisions with Privacy Sandbox analytics

Understanding the web technologies available based on the browsers and devices your customers are using ensures your strategy is based on fact. 51Degrees gives you this granularity for Privacy Sandbox, and it takes only a few minutes to add to your analytics.