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Elsevier ScienceDirect uses Permutive fingerprinting – false

Question asked:

“Elsevier's ScienceDirect deploys fingerprinting scripts supplied by the commercial vendor Permutive.”
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Confidence: High Checked on November 6, 2026

Summary

There is no evidence in the provided sources that Elsevier’s ScienceDirect platform uses fingerprinting scripts supplied by the commercial vendor Permutive. The listed articles discuss general fingerprinting techniques and unrelated research, without mentioning ScienceDirect or Permutive.

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pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
cnn.com
sciencedirect.com
science.org
  • Federal Judge: Fingerprinting Is Not Science | Science | AAAS

    Fingerprint identification has not been subject to peer review, the judge found, in part because fingerprint examiners do not constitute a "scientific community." Pollak further found that the error attributable to the practitioner cannot be ...

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