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It accurately identifies my model of iPhone and that I’m running an iOS beta, but it doesn’t appear to know anything that isn’t “I am an iOS developer”. That’s
by floatingatoll 7y ago
It accurately identifies my model of iPhone and that I’m running an iOS beta, but it doesn’t appear to know anything that isn’t “I am an iOS developer”. That’s probably still something that can be tracked, but it boils down entirely to User-Agent which will vary weekly in lockstep with thousands of others.
I am hesitant to extend the result that I can be uniquely tracked to category “iOS developers” beyond that.
- segfaultbuserr 7y agoHaving a billion people using the exact same model of a computer (iPhone), with almost identical hardware, software, peripherals, and system configuration, is surely an advantage in terms of anti-tracking. I recommend you to try visiting the same page on your computer, the slightest variation of your hardware or software configuration will pinpoint your identity to 99% certainty: What is the position tolerance of your canvas? What is the list of fonts or browser plugins you have installed? What is the latency of your audio interface?
- floatingatoll 7y agoI use an Apple computer, too, and I only use the system fonts, don’t use adblockers in any browser, and don’t use plugins either. (Yes, I know how tracking works. It’s ironic to watch people realize that all their protest actions are tracking beacons. I wish it was more widely understood that being obvious is a consequence of being obviously different.)