Even though i have Proton VPN blocking trackers and use firefox with arkenfox EFF always says my browser has a unique fingerprint. Same with Mullvad browser and Tor. When I switched Tor to “Safer” it said near unique fingerprint, and only when i switched it to safest did it say i am protected from fingerprinting

from my results id guess that it has no fingerprit thanks to no javascript, but 90% of websites are useless without js

  • upto60percentoff@kbin.run
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    If it’s unique every time it means they can’t create a consistent fingerprint for you.

    A UUID assigned to each user is unique, but that’s not useful for tracking unless you can ensure each user keeps the same number across visits.

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      The idea with anti-fingerprinting is the idea that no matter who you are or what your setup is, the fingerprint is created, it matches many, many other browsers

      Imagine a sea of people in Guy Fawkes masks.