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It's not just about cookies but also about fingerprinting, which is extremely hard to prevent.
by fsflover 8mo ago
It's not just about cookies but also about fingerprinting, which is extremely hard to prevent.
- SoftTalker 8mo agoNo extensions that randomly change your fingerprint? I suppose that might trigger a lot of captchas.
- majorchord 8mo agoThere are but I'm not aware of anything that can reliably fool creepjs. https://abrahamjuliot.github.io/creepjs/ https://abrahamjuliot.github.io/creepjs/ And yes it often results in endless captcha loops.
- fsflover 8mo agoFingerprinting can be extremely sophisticated. Have a look at this test: https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/ https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/ Only Tor Browser can reliably fight with it.
- ranger_danger 8mo agoTor Browser will not even hide the OS you're using from javascript... so if you're on Linux, you are automatically more identifiable than >97% of people. Also, that EFF site only checks against other people who visited the same site, so the results are skewed IMO. The other comment that links to creepjs is what I consider the best available open source tool.
- fsflover 8mo agoYes, the anonymization is not perfect but it's the best you can get. You don't have to compare your fingerprint with other visitors. Just have a look at the detailed information to understand which things reveal your identity the most.