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Wouldn't all default install browser installations on the same model of fresh-from-the-box laptops be identical? They quoted a 10-15% false match rate (excludin

• D9u 13y ago
  The first thing I do when I get a new laptop is wipe the hdd and install my preferred OS, which entails also installing my favorite browsers. (My OS choice doesn't come with a browser, or much else it's all up to the end user) As for mobile devices, here too I always install my preferred software, so I don't see how mobile devices have lower configurability. That said, there exists databases with which one may at least identify the mobile device in order to serve up content appropriate for that device. Alas, my tendencies make my devices uniquely identifiable! (From Panopticlick) Your browser fingerprint appears to be unique among the 3,140,429 tested so far. Currently, we estimate that your browser has a fingerprint that conveys at least 21.58 bits of identifying information. That's for FreeBSD running Xombrero.
  • morpher 13y ago
    Sure, but average computer users probably have a much more default configuration, and thus the probability of unique match goes down. That being said, people who tend to be worried about security also tend to have more unique computing configurations and thus would be more identifiable. Interesting.