On Sat, Jun 17, 2023 at 01:44:14AM -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> capercally.bleery670@??? said on Fri, 16 Jun 2023 20:45:02 -0700
>
> >Tor works fine (if you don't mind pages loading slowly), but it is
> >not a complete solution by itself. You also have to mask other facts
> >than your IP address. And unfortunately, already using Linux and
> >even Firefox already cuts the search space by someting like factor
> >of 10000 I think.
>
> How does the website deduce what OS you're using?
>
> SteveT

Browsers leak a lot of information. Enough to track you.

https://panopticlick.com/

If you bore down through the test results, there is a link
for the fingerprint of your browser. For example (mine).

+ Your browser fingerprint appears to be unique among the 178,517 tested in the past 45 days.
+ Currently, we estimate that your browser has a fingerprint that conveys at least 17.45 bits of identifying information.

> Steve Litt
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