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• Total Luddite here, with a question for u nerds, is it true that with a v6...

  Unless you use 2 absolutely identical devices, they can definitely tell apart the devices, see https://panopticlick.eff.org. Source: about 1 year ago

• Netflix confirms rule change which means millions will be charged if they share accounts

  There are tons of ways to fingerprint users that go far beyond IP addresses. Panopticlick is a tool by the Electronic Frontier Foundation that can show you what tracking data you’re unconsciously sharing. Source: about 1 year ago

• Duckduckgo is pushing their extension, apparently it "blocks trackers". Isn't Firefox doing this already? If so, what benefit does DDG give? If not, what are DDG playing at?

  If you go to panopticlick.eff.org and run the tests, it is very likely that it'll say you have strong protection against trackers and ads but not against fingerprinting. In my experience thus far, even Firefox hasn't managed to beat it, only Brave. Source: over 1 year ago

• What Is The Impact Of Browser Fingerprints On Web Scraping?

  Https://panopticlick.eff.org – It checks to determine if your browser is safe from tracking. Source: almost 2 years ago

• How on earth is my cousin receiving adverts for things i have been googling?

  They can identity individual bits of equipment through things like browser fingerprinting, things like checking the list of fonts on your system. Have a look at http://panopticlick.eff.org/. Source: over 2 years ago

• Privacy Badger FAQ

  Browser fingerprinting is an extremely subtle and problematic method of tracking, which we documented with the Panopticlick project. Privacy Badger can detect canvas based fingerprinting, and will block third party domains that use it. Detection of other forms of fingerprinting and protections against first-party fingerprinting are ongoing projects. Of course, once a domain is blocked by Privacy Badger, it will no... Source: over 2 years ago

• Whats the best Browser app for a Macbook Air M1?

  I just compared my Fx and Safari here, Firefox had strong tracking protection from tracking but a unique fingerprint, Safari had some protection (only partial protection from invisible tracking). To be fair, I'm not using a clean profile on either, the results may differ on a fresh install. Firefox also has an optional strict protection mode which I haven't turned on. Source: almost 3 years ago

• Informational Post

  Although surfing the web is generally worry-free without a VPN. More people are starting to become aware of what’s happening behind the scenes in regards to companies farming user data. Personally identifiable user data includes IP addresses, logged in social media accounts, location, device model, installed applications/extensions, along with machine vendor and screen resolution. Using a mix of the previously... Source: about 3 years ago