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I just opened edge on my 1080p monitor and made it fullscreen, and it's "you are unique among 3.4mm fingerprints". I'm just saying it's not as easy as all of t
by genewitch 2y ago
I just opened edge on my 1080p monitor and made it fullscreen, and it's "you are unique among 3.4mm fingerprints".
I'm just saying it's not as easy as all of that, even on a "computer" using the stock browser.
you'd also have to figure out where most users are in the timezone data as that narrowed my browser down to 95% unique all on its own. (UTC-5)
- gruez 2y agoSee my other comment on fingerprinting sites: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43175193 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43175193 >you'd also have to figure out where most users are in the timezone data as that narrowed my browser down to 95% unique all on its own. The best timezone to use is the one that corresponds to your IP info, because it doesn't reveal anything about you. You'd expect 95+% of users with a Californian geo ip to be on pacific time, for instance. Using anything else makes you stick out like a sore thumb. Statistics like "95% unique" also make little sense. Being able to identify you as one out of 400 million people (5% * world population) seems... fine? You can get better targeting through geoip/latency measurements, for instance. If you use a VPN in California, that narrows you down to 1 in 39 million people.
- genewitch 2y agoI'm on starlink, so i don't get to pick my exit geographical region, and i actually live in UTC-5, UTC-5 is evidently only represented by 4.6% of all fingerprints. i understand what you're saying, of course.