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You'll be simultaneously clearing history and cache, logging yourself out of every site you're logged into, clearing all offline state in every web app you use, etc. Most people won't want to do that often.
I feel sick after reading this. Would a browser extension be able to clear everything?
Flash Cookies: I imagine that if he can create them, then you can remove them, though I'm doubtful that extensions have full access to Flash internals. HTML5 Storage: I'm not an expert on the different types of HTML5 storage, though since this is at the browser-level, I imagine the it would be easy for an extension to access them. Regular Cookies: Obviously extensions have access to these. Force-Cached PNGs: Not sure…
Firefox has the BetterPrivacy extension. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6623/
So by default, I should be browsing every site in Incognito/private browsing mode, then.
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Also now that it's packed up so tidily, we'll probably get some better tools for blocking/removing all of those tricks. Think of it like an Acid3 test for browser security.
That's a good perspective. It's my fervent hope someone names their tool everenema.
And this is an excellent example of why I have NoScript installed.
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Important point. Better to let everyone see the truth of evercookie than let the bad guys enjoy it in the dark. Still, with it all packed up so tidily, a few rascals will do something interesting with it.
Also now that it's packed up so tidily, we'll probably get some better tools for blocking/removing all of those tricks. Think of it like an Acid3 test for browser security.