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Reducing my browser fingerprint? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by countrypunk@slrpnk.net to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I went on amiunique.com, and it says that I'm unique.

Lowest scores: list of fonts JS (0.01%), canvas (0.00%), media devices (0.00%), user agent (0.11%), and audio data (0.80%)

I use Linux Mint Debian edition, Librewolf browser, and Mullvad VPN. How do I become less unique?

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[–] FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org -2 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

So .... Again, what is the point of this test, lol. What am i looking for? It seems like no one actually knows what the hell this test is showing, lol. Idk why it was posted if no one knows what it's showing? Do you know what I'm supposed to be looking for?

[–] Zikeji@programming.dev 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

The test is simply showing two fingerprints for your browser. One, the server fingerprint, is one that any tracker can see. The other, the client fingerprint, is what can be used if you have Javascript enabled.

Instead of inundating you with test results, this one is simple - check to see if your fingerprints change between browsing sessions. If they don't change, that means you can be tracked. In which case you can mess with settings and try again.

[–] FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org -1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Mine appears to change each time between browser sessions on a semi-hardened firefox. No clue what the bottom section means though.

[–] Zikeji@programming.dev 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

The bottom result (the % certain one) is just a fuzzy match of similar fingerprints AFAICT.

[–] FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

So should both the server and client codes change each time you reopen a new browser session? Or just the client?

[–] Zikeji@programming.dev 1 points 13 hours ago

Both should if your goal is to not have a reusable fingerprint (which for a privacy focus would be). Server should change more frequently since it has access to less information about the browser. Server based fingerprinting is fairly unreliable, client side uses Javascript to generate more bits of unique data.