Comment on Browser Fingerprinting And Why VPNs Won’t Make You Anonymous
artyom@piefed.social 2 months agoI mean “unique” can be static. “Randomized” means it’s constantly changing.
Comment on Browser Fingerprinting And Why VPNs Won’t Make You Anonymous
artyom@piefed.social 2 months agoI mean “unique” can be static. “Randomized” means it’s constantly changing.
undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 2 months ago
Sorry but that’s totally wrong.
The entire point is that if it’s unique it can be considered a fingerprint — in fact the entire reason it’s called “fingerprint” is that in theory it’s unique like a real fingerprint.
If it’s common then it’s unreliable as a fingerprint because it’s no longer unique.
artyom@piefed.social 2 months ago
Sorry, but that’s totally wrong.
Imagine if you changed your literal fingerprint. No one would be able to trace it back to you.
Likewise, if your fingerprint changes as you browse, those activities can no longer be linked together, because you no longer have a “fingerprint” at all.