How unique and trackable your browser is ?

[MalwareVirus]

Many of MalwareTips member know about it,but users they don't know just try it.Even i shock because i am always thinking of privacy when during net surfing & i am thinking that it is difficult to someone to find out my unique identity when i switch to private browsing on firefox but this test really shock me. I read about it on
http://lifehacker.com/5458513/panopticlick-shows-how-easy-your-browser-is-to-track
My test result:
Your browser fingerprint appears to be unique among the 2,468,229 tested so far.

Currently, we estimate that your browser has a fingerprint that conveys at least 21.24 bits of identifying information.
Test Yours:
http://panopticlick.eff.org/

 

[Ink]

I got the same results as you. Does this even work, or set to scare us?

Chrome 22 with AdBlock.

 

[MalwareVirus]

Actually today i m using it first time after reading it on makeofus,lifehacker.But as you say you got the same so somthing is wrong.Thanx for reply

 

[MalwareVirus]

Are you press the red button?

 

[Deleted member 178]

got same with my basic android browser

 

[MrXidus]

I'm ok with this. Thanks.

 

[MalwareVirus]

I'm ok with this. Thanks.

You got 19 while i got 22 so you care your privacy more than me

 

[MrXidus]

I'm ok with this. Thanks.

You got 19 while i got 22 so you care your privacy more than me

Without my extensions such as ABP, Ghostery, Chrome UserAgent Switcher and my personal settings in Chrome. My result is as below.

Your browser fingerprint appears to be unique among the 2,468,321 tested so far.

Currently, we estimate that your browser has a fingerprint that conveys at least 21.24 bits of identifying information.

 

[MalwareVirus]

Without my extensions such as ABP, Ghostery, Chrome UserAgent Switcher and my personal settings in Chrome. My result is as below.

Your browser fingerprint appears to be unique among the 2,468,321 tested so far.
Currently, we estimate that your browser has a fingerprint that conveys at least 21.24 bits of identifying information.

Yup i am agree i have too user agent switcher,abp,ghostery but one thing i m using firefox syn too may thats why i got 22

 

[Jack]

Your browser fingerprint appears to be unique among the 2,468,358 tested so far.

Currently, we estimate that your browser has a fingerprint that conveys at least 21.24 bits of identifying information.

Is that good??Well at least I'm unique.... /

 

[DiabloBlack]

User Agent and HTTP_ACCEPT Headers, I can live with that.

one in 14,697 browsers have the same finger print as yours

13.84 bits of identifying information

 

[mercurial]

I got the same as Jack lol and right now im on stock chrome settings no addons lol, now i am confused



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[Spirit]

Almost same result from all three browser ie ff and chrome:shy:

 

[kuttus]

Is this website for fun or real?

 

[Deleted member 178]

i think it is for fun or badly done ^^

 

[Morro]

Okay i tried it to, just for the fun of seeing what i would get.

 

[treefrog']

do these scores matter ?
if your unique a site can recognize/track you regardless of VPN if they so desire, however an individuals "fingerprint" changes with each browser modification ie, add ons added/removed, time stamp, fonts etc
I have found that NoScript and Firegloves help give a generic fingerprint

this with firegloves add on enabled....

Within our dataset of several million visitors, only one in 13,346 browsers have the same fingerprint as yours.

Currently, we estimate that your browser has a fingerprint that conveys 13.7 bits of identifying information.

and with firegloves disabled...

Within our dataset of several million visitors, only one in 177,313 browsers have the same fingerprint as yours.

Currently, we estimate that your browser has a fingerprint that conveys 17.44 bits of identifying information.


https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/firegloves/

 

[illumination]

Panopticlick

When was the last time, you tested your browser to see how "Unique" your browser finger print really is?

PANOPTICLICK

 

[Prorootect]

RE: Panopticlick

If I use 'Search' feature:

How unique and trackable your browser is ? : http://malwaretips.com/Thread-How-unique-and-trackable-your-browser-is

 

[illumination]

RE: Panopticlick

If I use 'Search' feature:

How unique and trackable your browser is ? : http://malwaretips.com/Thread-How-unique-and-trackable-your-browser-is

Happens... Most member's that have been around for awhile already know of this, but some of the newer ones may not, so the post was intended for them...


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