How can we avoid fingerprinting? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Paddy66@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I've been worried about this since Google switched to it in Feb this year.

Apparently the short answer is "you can't". Which is terrifying. Surely some clever peeps out there can find a way round it (for normies)?

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[-] hansolo@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago

And I pass this test, plus the EFF cover your tracks test, and AmIUnique, all the time.

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