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Is it even possible to protect yourself from fingerprinting? (kbin.run)

submitted 3 months ago by strawberry@kbin.run to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Even though i have Proton VPN blocking trackers and use firefox with arkenfox EFF always says my browser has a unique fingerprint. Same with Mullvad browser and Tor. When I switched Tor to "Safer" it said near unique fingerprint, and only when i switched it to safest did it say i am protected from fingerprinting

from my results id guess that it has no fingerprit thanks to no javascript, but 90% of websites are useless without js

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[–] listless@lemmy.cringecollective.io 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The idea with anti-fingerprinting is the idea that no matter who you are or what your setup is, the fingerprint is created, it matches many, many other browsers

Imagine a sea of people in Guy Fawkes masks.

[–] upto60percentoff@kbin.run 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

No, the idea is that you can't be traced via fingerprinting.

Both strategies accomplish that.

[–] listless@lemmy.cringecollective.io 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The issueI have with the "always unique" plan is that if they can determine your browser was associated with some set of unique IDs, then they can track you. Imagine a TOTP where the keys were leaked so the adversary can determine the entire set of possible codes.

If everyone's fingerprints always match each other's, then you have plausible deniability.

[–] upto60percentoff@kbin.run 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

f they can determine your browser was associated with some set of unique IDs, then they can track you

The only scenario in which this could happen would leave both strategies equally vulnerable.