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    Comment #38555148

    Dear HN, few years ago big news were around about TLS session (resumption) tracking. I find no current information whether this issue has been fixed or if current browsers mitigate…

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    Ask HN: Is fingerprint.com reading your forename?

    Dear HN, regarding the recent fingerprint discussions, I had look on fingerprint.com client-side javascript and found something I didn't know. Maybe you can comment. I did not find…

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    Comment #35272187

    Is someone here working at apple? https://niespodd.github.io/webrtc-local-ip-leak/ still? leaks local IP in mobile safari. On browserleaks local ip check fails, giving false feelin…

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    Comment #35246853

    Oh, finally I found an element of distinguation for the Iphone: The zoom settings in the display/brightness section of the iphone seem quite relevant for fingerprint.com algorithm.…

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    Comment #35245357

    Scrolling a bit through the mess it seems, it is for exampling, trying to detect the used ad-blockers. .... adGuardGerman:[u("LmJhbm5lcml0ZW13ZXJidW5nX2hlYWRfMQ==") .... I see thin…

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    Comment #35244402

    POST https://fpa.fingerprint.com/?ci=js/3.8.10&ii=fingerprintjs-p... It looks like it is using heavy obfuscation.

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    Comment #35244338

    Then, could not we a get a trace of the properties it uploads to the server by analyzing what is executed in the javascript? Sure it has some sort of submit endpoint where it throw…

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    Comment #35244279

    That there are os-level identifiers is I think a different discussion. I wonder why these were cited in context of fingerprint.com discussion.

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    Comment #35244240

    But how could it distinguish different profile directories, if they use the same settings. I would assume profile id, directories, or others should not be exposed through the brows…

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    Comment #35244170

    Did you check amiunique.org as well with these?

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    Comment #35244129

    Websites can access machine-id?

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    Comment #35244070

    I observed this too, but I cannot really believe it. For me it finds just german on the iphone. I get 0.88% for it. But if all Apples do it the same, I can hardly believe this prov…

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    Comment #35244045

    Do these profiles clear their cookies after request? I assume if the service finds a matching cookie, it will prefer it, or at least use as an extra identifier.

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    Comment #34974190

    https://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2006/03/09/video-eavesdr... Rather old one, where 25m was claimed. (Markus Kuhn). Some like 200m were claimed by anons in random threads ( https…

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    Comment #34969102

    What about the neighbor above/below your apartment? A ceiling of ferroconcrete is a good blocker (or a good multiplier?) From my apartment, I can see a telecommunication tower, abo…

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    Comment #34968753

    I’ve read some related things, which said its the hdmi cable that radiates, but I understand any component might be. Two questions: - How many meters do we need to expect our lcd/i…

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    Comment #34949536

    Dear HN, maybe you know. This is about precision of browser fingerprinting. fingerprint.com generates a hash from browser/os attributes to recognize users without cookies. I tried …

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