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Many people stayed in the old mental model where a site not getting your cookies meant it probably couldn't identify you (other meta data like IP, user agent et
by makeitdouble 3y ago
Many people stayed in the old mental model where a site not getting your cookies meant it probably couldn't identify you (other meta data like IP, user agent etc. where usually less unique and/or exploitable)
They never revisited that assumption and might have passed it down to newer users as well.
- thfuran 3y ago>other meta data like IP, user agent etc. where usually less unique and/or exploitable) They never revisited that assumption They never revisited that assumption because they never had any beliefs at all regarding user agents. You're significantly overestimating how much the general public knows about this topic.