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Re: [emacs-w3m:13607] Re: Browser Fingerprinting
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tomas |
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Re: [emacs-w3m:13607] Re: Browser Fingerprinting |
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Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:17:06 +0200 |
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On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 10:55:14PM -0400, Boruch Baum wrote:
[...]
> > Does your browser protect from fingerprinting? ✗ no
>
> This has me puzzled. How did the website reach this answer? My memory of
> this subject is that fingerprinting can only happen when the client
> either voluntarily puts fingerprinting data in HTTP GET/POST requests,
"Browser fingerprinting" is just a catch-all term for trying to
extract as many tidbits of characteristics to be able to identify
that individual browser instance. This can range from "voluntarily"
provided model/version up to some image rendering timings, etc.
See [1] to get an idea.
Cheers
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_fingerprinting#Browser_fingerprint
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- Re: [emacs-w3m:13607] Re: Browser Fingerprinting, Boruch Baum, 2020/04/17
- Re: [emacs-w3m:13607] Re: Browser Fingerprinting, tomas, 2020/04/17
- Re: [emacs-w3m:13607] Re: Browser Fingerprinting, Vladimir Sedach, 2020/04/17
- Re: [emacs-w3m:13607] Re: Browser Fingerprinting, Vladimir Sedach, 2020/04/17
- Re: [emacs-w3m:13607] Re: Browser Fingerprinting, Emanuel Berg, 2020/04/17
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- Re: [emacs-w3m:13607] Re: Browser Fingerprinting, tomas, 2020/04/18
- Re: [emacs-w3m:13607] Re: Browser Fingerprinting, Tomas Nordin, 2020/04/18
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- Re: [emacs-w3m:13607] Re: Browser Fingerprinting, Emanuel Berg, 2020/04/18
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