Fingerprinting: Difference between revisions

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==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 (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 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251029015145/https://tb-manual.torproject.org/anti-fingerprinting/ |archive-date=29 Oct 2025}}</ref>

For those looking to test browser protection against web fingerprinting, the [[wikipedia:Electronic_Frontier_Foundation|Electronic Frontier Foundation]] has a tool called [https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/ Cover Your Tracks] to display unique hardware and software fingerprints.

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 ==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 (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 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251029015145/https://tb-manual.torproject.org/anti-fingerprinting/ |archive-date=29 Oct 2025}}</ref>
+For those looking to test browser protection against web fingerprinting, the [[wikipedia:Electronic_Frontier_Foundation|Electronic Frontier Foundation]] has a tool called [https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/ Cover Your Tracks] to display unique hardware and software fingerprints.
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