Your browser lets websites track you even without cookies (www.zmescience.com)

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On the internet, it’s easy to feel anonymous. If you don’t log in, no one can see who you are; you can even switch to incognito mode. The more savvy user would say that’s not really enough. To be anonymous, you need to clear your cookies and use a privacy-oriented browser.

But new research shows even that doesn’t work anymore. Websites are still tracking you — silently, persistently, and without your consent — by reading your browser’s unique “fingerprint.”

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[-] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

Librewold + ublock origin + canvas blocker in help to u

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Thanks, maybe CanvasBlocker will be less breaking than JShelter. By the way, I recommend AdNauseam, which is a uBlock Origin fork that clicks the ads before hiding them (and without loading their results, so it takes no extra data) to confound advertisers with garbage data.

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