- Jun 6, 2017
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I understand that it is possible to identify an individual user on the Internet even if they use a VPN. Websites can collect information about the configuration of user's PC or device which is almost to unique to each person. A fingerprint is based on an individual's particular combination of hardware/software apparently ?
I tested myself here and found that my machine is very easily identifiable....
Panopticlick
I don't know much about this subject but would be interested to know more. Some browser extensions claim to reduce the risk of being tracked in this way. I'd be interested to hear people's comments about these. I was considering the following extensions in Firefox...
Windscribe- claims to keep changing the "user agent" whatever that means
Kasperksy- says it blocks trackers and web beacons
Privacy Badger- claims to do something similar.
Can anyone make recommendations here ??? Woud you use all three of these extensions together, just one of them, or are they all a bit pointless ?
Thanks.
I tested myself here and found that my machine is very easily identifiable....
Panopticlick
I don't know much about this subject but would be interested to know more. Some browser extensions claim to reduce the risk of being tracked in this way. I'd be interested to hear people's comments about these. I was considering the following extensions in Firefox...
Windscribe- claims to keep changing the "user agent" whatever that means
Kasperksy- says it blocks trackers and web beacons
Privacy Badger- claims to do something similar.
Can anyone make recommendations here ??? Woud you use all three of these extensions together, just one of them, or are they all a bit pointless ?
Thanks.