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How much of a difference does it make in practice? Just the platform does not seem like that much more information. Further, I'd wonder if, while the actual OS
by stordoff 8y ago
How much of a difference does it make in practice? Just the platform does not seem like that much more information.
Further, I'd wonder if, while the actual OS is fingerprintable (as the various discussions seem to suggest), reporting one OS whilst actually being on another flags the user as interesting/has something to hide (i.e. they are probably using Tor Browser, not just Firefox).
There's also usability to consider - if this results in more people using Tor Browser, or not disabling things to try and work around it, that might be a net gain.
- emanreus 8y ago> flags the user as interesting/has something to hide (i.e. they are probably using Tor Browser, not just Firefox). Tor nodes are known and it's trivial to detect users using Tor. > There's also usability to consider - if this results in more people using Tor Browser, or not disabling things to try and work around it, that might be a net gain. I'm sorry, but that's just ridiculous. Sharp corners on tabs most certainly won't attract more users. EDIT: Ok I saw the issue with mobile users and some other edge cases. I would still agree with bo1024, it's a weak argument.