From: <tomas@tuxteam.de>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: [emacs-w3m:13607] Re: Browser Fingerprinting
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:17:06 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200417081706.GA3844@tuxteam.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200417025514.5gotmp6vlvg3v25x@E15-2016.optimum.net>
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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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Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-04-15 5:44 Browser Fingerprinting Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2020-04-15 19:19 ` Tomas Nordin
2020-04-17 1:51 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2020-04-17 7:46 ` Tomas Nordin
2020-04-17 2:55 ` [emacs-w3m:13608] " Boruch Baum
2020-04-17 3:33 ` [emacs-w3m:13609] " Emanuel Berg
2020-04-17 8:15 ` [emacs-w3m:13607] " Tomas Nordin
2020-04-17 8:57 ` [emacs-w3m:13611] " Boruch Baum
2020-04-17 9:35 ` [emacs-w3m:13607] " tomas
2020-04-17 19:17 ` Vladimir Sedach
2020-04-17 21:08 ` Vladimir Sedach
2020-04-18 1:46 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2020-04-17 21:50 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2020-04-18 6:56 ` tomas
2020-04-18 10:12 ` Tomas Nordin
2020-04-19 1:26 ` Boruch Baum
2020-04-19 3:16 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2020-04-17 8:17 ` tomas [this message]
2020-04-17 19:31 ` Vladimir Sedach
2020-04-19 1:21 ` Boruch Baum
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