In fact, I have been thinking about this series more than a year ago. Initially, it was based on the registration tutorials for Netflix, Disney Plus and low-cost Google accounts, which required the use of many online network tools, including a clean network environment, residential IP, email, SMS code receiving platform, etc., and gradually extended to overseas mobile phone numbers, eSIM writing cards, overseas bank cards, forwarding companies, private mailboxes, etc. Before this, I have written some of them. But as time goes by, things change, and my cognition has changed after long-term use, so I want to organize them systematically, and some commonly used tools will be updated regularly, so there is this series of "Preferred Tools for Overseas Use". "First choice" is not the first or the best, but the tool that I think of first, use first, and am willing to use all the time. "It" may also have various problems, but I only choose one that solves the "application pain point". It's OK if it works, and it's better if it's easy to use. I hope this series can help you who are dealing with related scenarios, so that you can avoid detours and pay less "tuition fees". I will update this series regularly on my blog (playfulsoul.net). If you see it from other platforms, you can go there to check out the latest content. In many of my tutorials, I often intentionally or unintentionally ignore the uniqueness and purity of the network environment. Because in the registration, use and purchase of most overseas tools, you need to use a "fingerprint browser". This is just like using a computer to surf the Internet, there is no need to emphasize it again.
There is nothing wrong with using a fingerprint browser, but if you don’t use it, problems such as registration failure and account risk control may easily occur.
In addition to creating a unique network environment, brands like AdsPower also provide functions such as window synchronization and robotic process automation (RPA). For specific users such as cross-border e-commerce, overseas promotion, and self-media operations, it is even more important to use automation technology to solve simple and repetitive tasks and thus improve work efficiency.
Therefore, this article will share three operations, including: creating a network environment, window synchronization, and using the RPA module to automatically post on Facebook. In the second half of the article, I will talk about the extension of the fingerprint browser, as well as some outrageous operations I heard from friends to create "uniqueness of the network environment". If you are interested, you can read it as a story.
1. Application scenarios and services
In many tutorials shared before, it has been mentioned that residential IP is needed to cooperate with fingerprint browser, for your reference:
Like many applications and services, fingerprint browsers are more familiar to professionals. Although such products can be measured from multiple angles such as fingerprint customization latitude and depth, browser kernel, automation (RPA), team collaboration, agent integration, security reputation, operating system support, mobile device simulation (mostly paid), etc., for ordinary people like us, we don’t have to consider so much. We just need to simply understand the correspondence between demand and technology.
I will put together a Deep Research of the fingerprint browser generated by Gemini for everyone to understand.
Since the tutorials I share now focus more on "the purity and uniqueness of the network environment", you can learn about the "fingerprint" generation mechanism of fingerprint browsers. Take AdsPower as an example. It is generated based on real fingerprint variables, not completely randomly, so the network environment is more "real".
In addition, although I will not use it, AdsPower's code-free RPA function is used by many friends who do cross-border e-commerce and overseas promotion. For example, it is an efficient and routine operation to maintain Facebook accounts by automatically posting and liking by robots.
Therefore, you can choose a fingerprint browser as needed.
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3. Create a network environment
Creating a new network through Fingerprint Browser is very simple and only requires two steps. Leave the rest as default.
1. Click "New Browser" to create an environment configuration file
2. Configure proxy information
Since most fingerprint browsers only support http/https and socks5, you can choose a residential IP service provider like IPRoyal to configure the server, port, account, and password.
If you use your own VPS to build the socks5 protocol, the probability of your IP being blocked is relatively high, which requires some technical means and will not be discussed in this article.
If you need to generate a new fingerprint in the same environment configuration, you can also click "Generate New Fingerprint" in the upper right corner.
I need to remind everyone: If you are not familiar with fingerprint configuration, do not customize the settings, just go with the default configuration.
4. Synchronous Window Operation
If you need to repeat operations on some content/accounts in batches, "Window Synchronization" is a great feature. Just open all environments, perform an operation once, and then you can replicate the operation in other windows.
5. RPA Automation
Regarding the detailed operation of AdsPower's RPA automation, I will share it in the video tutorial. [The picture and text are too troublesome...]
As for the “Facebook automatic posting to maintain account” mentioned at the beginning, the operation is actually very simple.
Create an environment
Log in with Facebook account
In the RPA Template Store, download the "Facebook Post" template
Change specific settings (optional if not required for browsing or posting)
Execute RPA
I personally like the RPA template store function of AdsPower.
For people like us who only use RPA to implement specific scenarios, learning RPA customization directly is not only difficult, but also takes a certain amount of time. However, many modules in the template store are rigidly needed for cross-border e-commerce and self-media operations. You can also learn RPA configuration by yourself based on the store template, which is a very efficient learning path.
6. Network Isolation and Account Association Risk Control
If you have multiple accounts that involve financial transactions, you still need to understand "account association risk control" and pay attention to "network environment isolation."
How much money can be lost when a promotion account is subject to risk control?
The pain from my friend is: 3 million...
This kind of "returning to the pre-liberation era" experience is not uncommon in overseas promotion accounts such as Google and Facebook. At the beginning of this year, Facebook launched a wave of strict investigations on "risk control accounts". My "unlucky" friend had nearly 10 accounts blocked in one month.
In fact, for important accounts, this group of people usually adopt the principle of "one IP, one device, one account" to prevent the risks brought by account association through physical isolation. The new Mac mini has therefore become the most popular computer host.
Therefore, the uniqueness of digital fingerprints brings about a paradox: merchants and platforms expect to use fingerprint technology to identify user characteristics for fraud detection, personalized content and advertising push, robot detection, network security and intrusion detection, and web application authentication; but users with multi-account application needs, such as digital marketing, cross-border e-commerce, social media operations, data analysis, cryptocurrency, and agency users are frequently using fingerprint anti-detection technology to achieve their work goals.
In the future, due to the two major risks of privacy leakage and security vulnerabilities brought by third-party cookies, they have gradually been abandoned by mainstream browser manufacturers such as Google, and user first-party information is becoming more and more important. Especially in the era of deep integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), identification of device fingerprints and behavioral fingerprints (such as mouse movement trajectory, typing rhythm, page scrolling habits) will become one of the detection factors. This may also be a test for fingerprint browser manufacturers that provide anti-detection technology in the future.
Of course, for ordinary users like us, we don’t need to spend too much energy to consider the common multi-account application scenarios. We just need to understand the development of technology appropriately, select tools based on the scenario combination, and achieve the work goals quickly and efficiently.
Paid discount code: playful (valid for a long time)
If you want to purchase a paid plan from AdsPower, you can also reply "fingerprint browser", there will be some $5 redemption codes (limited quantity), I hope it can help you.
Blog exclusive $5 redemption code (2): gutua5, qnlk6z
$5 bonus redemption guide: AdsPower client [Fee Center] > Small words on the right side of the monthly fee [Use redemption code] > Enter and the money will be credited
[Official account/Bilibili will have more redemption codes]
I hope you will download it more. Maybe next time you see this article, I can get more discounts from the brand~
An ordinary person who likes to use fun to resist mediocrity; often writes about his own interests; so you will see technology, digital, entertainment, credit cards, Internet... Refuse to be high-sounding and don't be a pseudo-expert; make professional life-like and biochemistry interesting; well, that's it~
