nsane.forums Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Those with no technical knowledge generally believe that they are anonymous when simply browsing the Web. Those who know more might recognize that IP addresses can be used to do some rough targeting, while browser cookies can be used to track someone across sessions and across IP addresses. But what if your browser itself—even with cookies off and IP addresses out of the picture—was leaving a digital fingerprint at every site you visit?That possibility lies behind a new experiment from the Electronic Frontier Foundation, something called "Panopticlick." (Insert your favorite Bentham/Foucault joke here.) View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 It correctly guessed my fonts and plug-ins, but the other details were way off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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