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I am not sure what it measures, but my privacy enhanced Firefox for browsing seems to show random numbers every time I load this URL and I always stay "unique".

I am not sure what it measures, but my privacy enhanced Firefox for browsing seems to show random numbers every time I load this URL and I always stay "unique". Another browser shows "signature stats". If I use my firefox, this won't even show. My Privacy Plug ins: Plug ins: Blend in and spoof most popular properties BP Privacy block all font and glyph detection Browser plugs fingerprint privacy randomizer Canvas Blocker Clear URLs Cockie Auto delete Decentral eyes NoScript Privacy Badger Temporary Containers uBlockOrigin

nerdponx 2y ago
That's because all of the content blocking actually results in a very distinct fingerprint. If you want to be un-fingerprintable, you need to look like a lot of other people.
- jvanderbot 2y ago
  Unless there's a way to randomize your fingerprint. If truly random, it's probably v hard to say it's one person, two, three, etc with a huge db full of unique signatures originating from a known VPN exit.
  - Jerrrry 2y ago
    Serve sketchy uncorrelated users a subtle challenge that is unknowingly asymmetrically unique. Maybe like a captcha.
- IggleSniggle 2y ago
  It doesn't matter if you're fingerprintable if your fingerprint is distinct on every visit.
  - Jerrrry 2y ago
    It is if you're the only one doing it. To hide a signal in noise, there must be noise.
    - IggleSniggle 2y ago
      If you're the only one doing it, sure, but if none of your information is reliable at all, then every single other "totally unique" visitor is in the same category as you. From the other end, it could be 10,000 visitors or 1, all you know is that they are unique...since they look like a different totally unique fingerprint on every visit
ruthmarx 2y ago
You're running too much stuff. Privacy badger and ublock together is a bad idea for example.
- yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago
  What problem does it cause?
  - ruthmarx 2y ago
    Among other things clashing and locks and possible conflicting rules on whether or not to block or allow something
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ementally 2y ago
Most of these extensions/add-ons are useless and actually makes your fingerprint more unique. https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/4.1-Extensions#-dont-bother https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/4.1-Extensions#-don...
- Beijinger 2y ago
  I thought so too but they make me so "unique" that I stay unique with every visit. With 1000 visits I may have 1000 unique fingerprints.
wwalexander 2y ago
> Browser plugs fingerprint privacy randomizer

nerdponx 2y ago

That's because all of the content blocking actually results in a very distinct fingerprint. If you want to be un-fingerprintable, you need to look like a lot of other people.

jvanderbot 2y ago
Unless there's a way to randomize your fingerprint. If truly random, it's probably v hard to say it's one person, two, three, etc with a huge db full of unique signatures originating from a known VPN exit.
- Jerrrry 2y ago
  Serve sketchy uncorrelated users a subtle challenge that is unknowingly asymmetrically unique. Maybe like a captcha.
IggleSniggle 2y ago
It doesn't matter if you're fingerprintable if your fingerprint is distinct on every visit.
- Jerrrry 2y ago
  It is if you're the only one doing it. To hide a signal in noise, there must be noise.
  - IggleSniggle 2y ago
    If you're the only one doing it, sure, but if none of your information is reliable at all, then every single other "totally unique" visitor is in the same category as you. From the other end, it could be 10,000 visitors or 1, all you know is that they are unique...since they look like a different totally unique fingerprint on every visit

ruthmarx 2y ago

You're running too much stuff. Privacy badger and ublock together is a bad idea for example.

yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago
What problem does it cause?
- ruthmarx 2y ago
  Among other things clashing and locks and possible conflicting rules on whether or not to block or allow something
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ementally 2y ago

Most of these extensions/add-ons are useless and actually makes your fingerprint more unique. https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/4.1-Extensions#-dont-bother https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/4.1-Extensions#-don...

Beijinger 2y ago
I thought so too but they make me so "unique" that I stay unique with every visit. With 1000 visits I may have 1000 unique fingerprints.

wwalexander 2y ago

> Browser plugs fingerprint privacy randomizer