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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/privacy@lemmy.world

https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/ Wanted to share this awesome tool to test your browser, also please do share your results in the comments.

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[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Our tests indicate that you have strong protection against Web tracking.

IS YOUR BROWSER:

Blocking tracking ads? Yes

Blocking invisible trackers? Yes

Protecting you from fingerprinting? ◕ your browser has a randomized fingerprint

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Feels good man.

[-] refalo@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

lol this site is almost pointless, real security experts know this is just for making uninformed people feel better.

creepjs will still positively fingerprint you every time. it's simply impossible to be anonymous online.

that needs javascript to work. I largely block javascript on my browser. you are no a security expert, just misinformed

[-] refalo@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

blocking javascript makes you stand out WAY more. that basically narrows down the pool of possible people from a million to 3.

[-] WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

tell that to my results of 1 in 360

[-] refalo@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

using the eff site is not accurate because it just tests your browser against all the other people that opted in to be tested, and an abnormally high percentage of people who tested explicitly turn(ed) off javascript, which is not representative of the normal web browsing public.

yea tor is a different beast. As close to true anonimity as you can get

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