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Deanonymization

Deanonymization is the process of converting an anonymous website session into an identified contact with a name, email, and phone. On average, LeadSpyder identifies 30% or more of non-bot, U.S.-based website traffic. Results vary by site, traffic source, and audience type.

How it works in practice

A visitor arrives anonymously. The pixel collects session signals and matches them against the identity graph. When a match is found, the session is deanonymized into a contact record with verified details, the pages viewed, and an intent score, then delivered to your CRM. The visitor never fills out a form, because the match happens on the signals the session produces.

What it is commonly confused with

It is commonly confused with hacking or scraping private data, which it is not. Deanonymization in this context uses compliantly sourced, publicly available data to match a session to a person. It does not access private accounts, breach any system, or read encrypted data. The confusion is understandable, but the method is a lookup against a compliant graph, not an intrusion.

Why it matters to a business owner

Deanonymization is the core function. Without it, your traffic is a session count. With it, your traffic is a pipeline of named contacts you can follow up with, which is the entire value proposition of visitor identification. Every other feature, scoring, alerts, CRM delivery, depends on this step happening first and happening accurately.

Related terms

SpyderScore

SpyderScore is a real-time intent rating from 0 to 100 assigned to every identified visitor. It is calculated from behavioral signals: pages visited, session depth, scroll behavior, time on site, and return visits. Scores of 80 and above trigger an instant alert to your team.

Non-Bot Traffic

Non-bot traffic is website visits from real humans rather than automated crawlers, scrapers, or bots. The 30% or more identification rate applies specifically to non-bot, U.S.-based traffic. Bot sessions are filtered out before any identification is attempted.

Speed to Lead

Speed to lead is the time between a prospect showing intent and your team making contact. Research from MIT found leads contacted within 5 minutes are 21 times more likely to convert than those reached after 30 minutes. Speed is the single largest factor in whether a lead closes.

Intent Data

Intent data is behavioral signal that indicates a person's likelihood to buy. In visitor identification it includes the pages a visitor viewed, how long they stayed, how deep they scrolled, and whether they came back. It is what separates a researcher from a tire kicker.