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... on a new computer, each time ordered from a different brand and reseller, paid with a unique type of cryptocurrency and delivered each time to a new dead dr
by vesinisa 4y ago
... on a new computer, each time ordered from a different brand and reseller, paid with a unique type of cryptocurrency and delivered each time to a new dead drop in a different country.
- throwaway2056 4y agoI tried live boot of ubuntu. Every time it can detect accurately. Looks like the whole privacy thing is OVER. Unless lawmakers do something - (i.e) not going to happen! Atleast they can use this to prevent reCaptcha - and make passwords disappear!
- than3 4y agoUbuntu has a lot of unique information that is readily accessible. Machine-ID in /etc being one, but there's various other items that can be used in the same way from d-bus activation, and something like 20 different other places, another large number in snap.
- throwaway202302 4y agoWebsites can access machine-id?
- ale42 4y agoI guess they can't unless somebody had a great idea in the speficiation osome web API...
- throwaway202302 4y agoThat there are os-level identifiers is I think a different discussion. I wonder why these were cited in context of fingerprint.com discussion.
- than3 4y agoI've heard from people I know to be scary skilled in that area that its possible through the d-bus interface. Mind you this was years ago.
- jb1991 4y agoHow does the fingerprinting know the payment method you used to pay for the computer, is that stored somewhere in the operating system? How would they know it was a dead drop also? Genuinely curious.
- meghan_rain 4y agoIt was a joke lmao
- vesinisa 4y agoIt's just a precaution for when they eventually breach your OS and dig out the machine's serial number from the BIOS. This will allow them to trace you to the reseller you used. But if you ordered to a dead drop in a random country and paid with a different cryptocurrency network each time THEY gain exactly zero information to profile you. That, or the game against pervasive web tracking is lost.
- jb1991 4y agoThis is actually very useful information. I think I know how I’m going to buy my next computer, but I wonder which manufacturers support the drop as a shipping option?