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<blockquote data-quote="Myriad" data-source="post: 593428" data-attributes="member: 52792">Panopticlick is a great tool , and the <a href="https://www.eff.org/" target="_blank">eff</a> do fantastic work on behalf of every internet user on Earth ,whether those users know it or not .They have my utmost respect .The downside is that the results can be very confusing and even misleading , especially for the &quot; Mom and Pop &quot;type users who may have started reading about the serious privacy related issues we are all facing ,( there have been plenty of Panopticlick debates on various other security oriented forums ) .Put simply , it gives a measure of how unique you appear to be , compared to a given pool of other users .More &quot; visible &quot; or less ?More a target of interest , or too much trouble for the average data-mining company ?It is a mistake to try to read more than that into the results , IMO .I imagine a sheep on it&#039;s own , and maybe feeling a bit vulnerable , like an easy target , so it goes and hangs aroundwith a big herd of sheep , and feels happier and more secure .Then one day it decides to paint itself blue .That&#039;s what I think of when I look at the effects of hardening a browser ..... adblockers , noscript , canvas defenderand all of the rest , and how it affects the Panopticlick result .You start getting more blue , that&#039;s what happens .Only the individual can decide if that is a good thing or bad ..... just my 2 Baht worth <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Myriad, post: 593428, member: 52792"] Panopticlick is a great tool , and the [URL='https://www.eff.org/']eff[/URL] do fantastic work on behalf of every internet user on Earth , whether those users know it or not . They have my utmost respect . The downside is that the results can be very confusing and even misleading , especially for the " Mom and Pop " type users who may have started reading about the serious privacy related issues we are all facing , ( there have been plenty of Panopticlick debates on various other security oriented forums ) . Put simply , it gives a measure of how unique you appear to be , compared to a given pool of other users . More " visible " or less ? More a target of interest , or too much trouble for the average data-mining company ? It is a mistake to try to read more than that into the results , IMO . I imagine a sheep on it's own , and maybe feeling a bit vulnerable , like an easy target , so it goes and hangs around with a big herd of sheep , and feels happier and more secure . Then one day it decides to paint itself blue . That's what I think of when I look at the effects of hardening a browser ..... adblockers , noscript , canvas defender and all of the rest , and how it affects the Panopticlick result . You start getting more blue , that's what happens . Only the individual can decide if that is a good thing or bad . .... just my 2 Baht worth :) [/QUOTE]

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