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==Remedies== | ==Remedies== | ||
Device fingerprinting is difficult to avoid due to the aforementioned data points available. Notable remedies include using privacy-focused browsers such as Mullvad, Brave, or the Tor browser which either randomizes certain data points to hide unique attributes or modifies identifiers to make all users appear to be the same in an effort to reduce the uniqueness of the system. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Anti-fingerprinting |url=https://tb-manual.torproject.org/anti-fingerprinting/ |website=tb-manual.torproject.org}}</ref> | Device fingerprinting is difficult to avoid due to the aforementioned data points available. Notable remedies include using privacy-focused browsers such as Mullvad, Brave, or the Tor browser which either randomizes certain data points to hide unique attributes or modifies identifiers to make all users appear to be the same in an effort to reduce the uniqueness of the system (AKA [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Device_fingerprint&oldid=1330865841#Offering_a_spoofed_fingerprint spoofing]). <ref>{{Cite web |title=Anti-fingerprinting |url=https://tb-manual.torproject.org/anti-fingerprinting/ |website=tb-manual.torproject.org}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||