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minus-squareWhyJiffie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agofingerprinting can be based on detecting what resources are blocked, and sometimes also how are they blocked. but blocking will become the baseline, so nefarious companies will have less of chance to tell the difference
minus-square5gruel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agothanks for the explanation. I misunderstood the statement. makes more sense that it makes fingerprinting harder.
fingerprinting can be based on detecting what resources are blocked, and sometimes also how are they blocked. but blocking will become the baseline, so nefarious companies will have less of chance to tell the difference
thanks for the explanation. I misunderstood the statement. makes more sense that it makes fingerprinting harder.