On 2021-04-28 20:49, davidson wrote:
On Wed, 28 Apr 2021 mick crane wrote:
I think Google tailors results according to what they know about you.
Even if you reset the router to a new IP and clear all the cookies
they still seem to know. I've wondered if the browser has an
identifying number.
Supplementing the observations made here by others, I suggest this
introductory reference on the topic:
https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/about
Cover Your Tracks is two things: a tool for users to understand how
unique and identifiable their browser makes them online, and a
research project to uncover the tools and techniques of online
trackers and test the efficacy of privacy add-ons. Running tests on
Cover Your Tracks gives you information about your own browser’s
privacy protections, and also helps EFF use statistical methods to
evaluate the capabilities of third-party trackers and the best forms
of protection against them.
checking that website with windows and chrome canary says unique out of
136 thousand.
booting Buster on same machine and firefox esr that website says 2 out
of 136 thousand which indicates very likely the browser isn't sending
any identifier.
mick
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Key ID 4BFEBB31
