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The fact that browsers allow websites to see whatgpu you have installed, driver version and enumerate your fonts is clearly put there for the benefit of trackin
by Jonnax 6y ago
The fact that browsers allow websites to see whatgpu you have installed, driver version and enumerate your fonts is clearly put there for the benefit of tracking people.
Otherwise browser developers would create generic classes of device that segment users into large groups based on features.
The fonts thing is proof. For years, you install a custom font on your pc. Then you are unique.
- gruez 6y agoNot really. Some GPU/driver implementations are simply broken, and can't be trivially detected via feature detection. That's why gpu blacklists are a thing https://wiki.mozilla.org/Blocklisting/Blocked_Graphics_Drivers https://wiki.mozilla.org/Blocklisting/Blocked_Graphics_Drive....