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This occurs if a site can determine with high probability that a visit to that
site comes from the same user as another visit to a *different* site. This
threat is discussed in [[#model-anti-tracking]].
threat is discussed in [[#model-cross-site-recognition]].

## Sensitive information disclosure ## {#hl-sensitive-information}

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For example, a site that sends SMS without the user's intent could cause them to
be blamed for things they didn't intend.

# Threat Model # {#model}

For each of the <a href="#high-level-threats">high-level threats</a>, we
describe a threat model: a description of what goals attackers with various
capabilities should or should not be able to achieve. For simple threats, a
model can be expressed in prose, while complex threat models use a grid to
express the web platform's target guarantees.

<span style="color:green"></span> indicates that the goal should be frustrated,
while <span style="color:red"></span> indicates that the attacker can achieve
their goal.

Issue: Should we mark goals attackers can currently achieve, which we want to
remove, differently from goals attackers already can't achieve?

<pre class="include">
path: model.bsinc
path: xsite-tracking-model.bsinc
</pre>

<pre class="include">
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# Threat Model # {#model}

This table summarizes which capabilities should allow attackers to achieve which
goals and, conversely, which goals should be frustrated for attackers even when
they have certain capabilities.

<span style="color:green">✘</span> indicates that the goal should be frustrated,
while <span style="color:red">✓</span> indicates that the attacker can achieve
their goal.

Issue: Should we mark goals attackers can currently achieve, which we want to
remove, differently from goals attackers already can't achieve?

## Anti-tracking ## {#model-anti-tracking}
## Cross-site recognition ## {#model-cross-site-recognition}

<table class="threatmodel">
<tr class="goals">
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