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>Many people assume that using a VPN is enough to keep their browsing private. It's true that VPNs hide your IP address and shield your traffic from your ISP (which is why they're often recommended for activities like torrenting). But there's another powerful tracking technique that a VPN cannot stop: browser fingerprinting. When you visit a website, your browser reveals a staggering amount of information about your device. Details like your browser version, language settings, screen resolution, installed fonts, and even available memory are all exposed, regardless of VPN use. On their own, each piece of data seems harmless. But taken together, they form a unique "fingerprint" of your device that allows websites to identify you.

Archive: https://archive.today/KET0W From the post: >>Many people assume that using a VPN is enough to keep their browsing private. It's true that VPNs hide your IP address and shield your traffic from your ISP (which is why they're often recommended for activities like torrenting). But there's another powerful tracking technique that a VPN cannot stop: browser fingerprinting. When you visit a website, your browser reveals a staggering amount of information about your device. Details like your browser version, language settings, screen resolution, installed fonts, and even available memory are all exposed, regardless of VPN use. On their own, each piece of data seems harmless. But taken together, they form a unique "fingerprint" of your device that allows websites to identify you.

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I'll bet someone has made a plug-in where it randomizes all of that and reports bullshit to websites.

[–] • 2 pts

In the article it says that the brave browser does that by default.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

Correct. Many privacy centered browsers are designed to resist fingerprinting, though in some cases you have to enable the feature.

Browser spoofing is also doable via plugins.