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Privacy & Identity
Probabilistic Matching
Linking identities using statistical signals such as IP address and device type.
By Brandon Mina·CEO, BrandPilot AI·Updated November 2026
Short answer
Probabilistic matching is linking identities using statistical signals, such as IP address, device type, location and browsing patterns, to estimate that different identifiers likely belong to the same person or household. It extends reach beyond logged-in users but is less accurate than deterministic matching and faces growing privacy restrictions.