Hal-5700X@lemmy.world to Firefox@lemmy.ml · edit-21 year agoThey added a "Tell websites not to sell or share my data" option in settings.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up132arrow-down1imageThey added a "Tell websites not to sell or share my data" option in settings.lemmy.worldHal-5700X@lemmy.world to Firefox@lemmy.ml · edit-21 year agomessage-square18fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 year agoWould you mind explaining why? Sorry if it’s a really obvious answer , but I usually turn on the “do not track” setting whenever I have the option to. Have I inadvertently made myself even more id-able?
minus-squareMaruki_Hurakami@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThe more unique setting options you have make you more easily identifiable. At least that’s my understanding.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoYup. It’s called browser fingerprinting, and this test will tell you how unique yours is.
Would you mind explaining why? Sorry if it’s a really obvious answer , but I usually turn on the “do not track” setting whenever I have the option to. Have I inadvertently made myself even more id-able?
Yes
https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/
The more unique setting options you have make you more easily identifiable. At least that’s my understanding.
Yup. It’s called browser fingerprinting, and this test will tell you how unique yours is.