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Fingerprinting is a way to track you. Cookies is a way for you to keep your own configuration (a panel inside an app open or closed, theme choice, pre-filled calendar, etc). They are completely different.

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Cookies are also used to track you. And I’d guess way more cookies are for tracking than personalization.

"Cookies are a way to track you. Fingerprinting is a way to detect fraud. They are completely different."

I don't know what you are insinuating. If whatever you're doing if fraudulent - that's on you.

Cookies implement a persistence mechanic, so yes, it is a manner of tracking an existing session/identity.

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