Browserprint: are you uniquely identifiable?
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Browserprint: are you uniquely identifiable?
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Re: Browserprint: are you uniquely identifiable?
#2Why does this need an (easily hackable) captcha ? Irritating.
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#3I bet it's really cool, however it seems the request never finishes. It could be that it only works if you have javascript and/or cookies enabled.
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#4I bet it's really cool, however it seems the request never finishes. It could be that it only works if you have javascript and/or cookies enabled.
I believe the servers are merely overloaded currently, since everyone's trying to visit it now.
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#5The server appears to be timing out but the title and concept reminds me of this: https://panopticlick.eff.org/
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#6The server appears to be timing out but the title and concept reminds me of this: https://panopticlick.eff.org/
Is my browser uniquely identifiable? Yes! This is no surprise, not anymore at least.
I pass the first three tests here, but fingerprinting does the trick. About one in 50k browsers has the same fonts as me. About one in 30k browsers have the same addons and plugins. I bet those two don't overlap. Then there are several other variables like language that narrow it down if that is still needed.
They could try to explain how to make a browser not uniquely identifiable however. What browser configuration is not unique? What do I have to do to get that?
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#7Just wondering - would it be possible to send a header back to webservers forbidding them to fingerprint my browser? Would that have any chance legally?
Re: Browserprint: are you uniquely identifiable?
#8I bet it's really cool, however it seems the request never finishes. It could be that it only works if you have javascript and/or cookies enabled.
Seems to be a problem with overload.
But speaking of javascript, how many of the fingerprinting checks will not be possible if js is turned off? I could imagine that definitely all screen-related stuff is immediately killed.
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#9Just wondering - would it be possible to send a header back to webservers forbidding them to fingerprint my browser? Would that have any chance legally?
If I understand it correctly, the way this fingerprinting works is just by using questions you need to show the website properly.
'What is your screen resolution? What HTML5 features do you support? Do you have this font/plugin?'
Bar giving up all those facilities, the best you can do is ask and hope they comply....
Re: Browserprint: are you uniquely identifiable?
#10Just wondering - would it be possible to send a header back to webservers forbidding them to fingerprint my browser? Would that have any chance legally?
The companies who would comply with a header are not the companies you need to worry about abusing browser fingerprinting.