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Digital Fingerprinting: Google launched a new era of tracking worse than cookie banners | Tuta (tuta.com)
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[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Considering how few people block all scripts, this could also make it trivial for them to fingerprint you.

[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Anyone who uses uBlock blocks Google scripts.

[–] CafecitoHippo@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

uBlock Origin + PiHole FTW.

[–] kalpol@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I've checked, its true. Linux plus Firefox already puts you in the 2 percent category.

[–] Smokeless7048@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

plus Random User Agent.

[–] btaf45@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Random User Agent.

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