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i used to think that firefox on linux and as plain-jane-generic as you could get besides windows; but no, i'm ultra unique:
Somehow safari on an iPhone is also unique.
EFF updated their site since last check months ago, seeming to confirm theory
Nice (& I’m unique again on AmIUnique)
Check next week or in a new private tab now, prob be unique then too—think Apple’s fuzzing/reporting some noise/junk data for us.
Canvas:
& WebGL:
gotta be noisy, here’s hoping!
Look at my epic WebGL render:
How exactly is this rendering artifact generated?
I don't know. But it's random, which gives sites a "false sense of fingerprintability" each time.