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[-] thenextguy@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago

Nothing this page showed me seems overly troubling.

Ip address is not from the browser. Location derived from the address is not leaked by my device. Time zone is also derived from this, and cannot be helped unless a vpn is used.

I want my browser to tell the website what language I prefer.

Cookie support is easy to determine; just try to save a cookie.

The list of fonts is debatable, but i think the server knowing what fonts I have could be beneficial. But using it for fingerprinting seems dubious. How many iOS users have never downloaded any extra fonts and all look the same?

[-] MUGv0@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah like half of these things are required for the internet to function. The remainder seem like things that probably had good intentions but can be abused.

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