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The article or the judge (not sure which) suggests using incognito mode. While this will keep browsing history private for a particular session, it's only effec
by tagawa 9y ago
The article or the judge (not sure which) suggests using incognito mode. While this will keep browsing history private for a particular session, it's only effective locally. Tracking from the server is still possible either through being logged in or through browser fingerprinting, which is surprisingly accurate.
Here's a good demo which uses fingerprinting to show how ineffective incognito mode is:
http://www.nothingprivate.ml/ http://www.nothingprivate.ml/
- threecheese 9y agoHow does a user defend against this, without resorting to a nuclear option like Tor?
- propogandist 9y agohtml5 canvas blockers / browser fingerprinting blocker for the site linked your browser is leaking a lot of data, from the plugins you have installed to the fonts & you need to take initiative to patch the holes here's a website you may find useful: https://browserleaks.com/ https://browserleaks.com/
- theWatcher37 9y agoIt's past time for Firefox to include tor as it's private browsing mode. Maybe put it at a tier above private, "ghost" mode. This BS has gone on too long
- tagawa 9y agoThe Brave browser has an anti-fingerprinting feature in Preferences -> Shields. It's not enabled by default because of the likelihood of breaking some sites.