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Fair enough. But to what extent would the algorithm know about you if you clear cookies/storage data though? I also imagine changing IP addresses help… does Go
by jackjeff 5y ago
Fair enough.
But to what extent would the algorithm know about you if you clear cookies/storage data though? I also imagine changing IP addresses help… does Google use IP as a source for profiling?
- nichch 5y agoI can’t speak for what data points Google uses for tracking, however... with JavaScript, there is a plethora of information that can be used to uniquely identify you across IPs, and even across browsers. [0] If you’re logged in to a service on multiple devices you have now linked multiple fingerprints to your account that can be compared against third party data. A VPN will not protect you from this tracking. [0] https://amiunique.org/ https://amiunique.org/ (I’ve plugged this site before, so I feel like I should say I am not affiliated with it)
- marderfarker2 5y agoAn even better site for determining your browser uniqueness from EFF. https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/ https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/ Gives you the entropy your browser is giving out in number of bits.