▲ 324 ▼ Forget Chrome—Google Starts Tracking All Your Devices In 8 Weeks (www.forbes.com) submitted 2 years ago by raqqed@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/privacy@lemmy.ml 43 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://fed.dyne.org/post/343234 Google Starts Fingerprint-Tracking All Your Devices In 8 Weeks
[–] bradboimler@startrek.website 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Glad I don't use any Google services and no apps on graphene OS then for my main computers I run Fedora silverblue with no Google once again. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hector@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (3 children) Yes but do you use PiHole and a solid VPN? Do you spoof your browser's useragent? Even then, some would argue that you are not safe enough from Google's prying eyes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 6 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Doesn't matter, your browser will be fingerprinted with some embedded JavaScript that works in all modern browsers. Detecting VPNs is also trivial. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) It doesn't matter if they detect you're on a VPN when that VPN is shared by tens of thousands or millions of others. Thats literally the point. It prevents fingerprinting by IP permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) "User connects via VPN XYZ" is part of the fingerprint. It doesn't protect you from identifying you, instead it ads to the number of unique properties of your computer and connection, adding to the size of your fingerprint. Besides, a lot of VPNs and proxies add another header x-forwarded-for with your original IP. Source: I worked on multiple e-commerce platforms that use fingerprinting as part of their fraud protection. Also see https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/learn for a more detailed explanation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago Of course it protects you. You can't use the internet without an IP address. The best IP address is one that's shared with as many people as possible. That's why people use VPNs. Of course you get a fingerprint. The key is to have a fingerprint thats shared by as many people as possible. permalink fedilink source parent [–] datavoid@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Map car retreats around corner permalink fedilink source parent [–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 0 points 2 years ago TorBrowser does all of this for you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hector@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (3 children) Yes but do you use PiHole and a solid VPN? Do you spoof your browser's useragent? Even then, some would argue that you are not safe enough from Google's prying eyes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 6 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Doesn't matter, your browser will be fingerprinted with some embedded JavaScript that works in all modern browsers. Detecting VPNs is also trivial. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) It doesn't matter if they detect you're on a VPN when that VPN is shared by tens of thousands or millions of others. Thats literally the point. It prevents fingerprinting by IP permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) "User connects via VPN XYZ" is part of the fingerprint. It doesn't protect you from identifying you, instead it ads to the number of unique properties of your computer and connection, adding to the size of your fingerprint. Besides, a lot of VPNs and proxies add another header x-forwarded-for with your original IP. Source: I worked on multiple e-commerce platforms that use fingerprinting as part of their fraud protection. Also see https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/learn for a more detailed explanation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago Of course it protects you. You can't use the internet without an IP address. The best IP address is one that's shared with as many people as possible. That's why people use VPNs. Of course you get a fingerprint. The key is to have a fingerprint thats shared by as many people as possible. permalink fedilink source parent [–] datavoid@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Map car retreats around corner permalink fedilink source parent [–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 0 points 2 years ago TorBrowser does all of this for you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 6 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Doesn't matter, your browser will be fingerprinted with some embedded JavaScript that works in all modern browsers. Detecting VPNs is also trivial. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) It doesn't matter if they detect you're on a VPN when that VPN is shared by tens of thousands or millions of others. Thats literally the point. It prevents fingerprinting by IP permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) "User connects via VPN XYZ" is part of the fingerprint. It doesn't protect you from identifying you, instead it ads to the number of unique properties of your computer and connection, adding to the size of your fingerprint. Besides, a lot of VPNs and proxies add another header x-forwarded-for with your original IP. Source: I worked on multiple e-commerce platforms that use fingerprinting as part of their fraud protection. Also see https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/learn for a more detailed explanation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago Of course it protects you. You can't use the internet without an IP address. The best IP address is one that's shared with as many people as possible. That's why people use VPNs. Of course you get a fingerprint. The key is to have a fingerprint thats shared by as many people as possible. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) It doesn't matter if they detect you're on a VPN when that VPN is shared by tens of thousands or millions of others. Thats literally the point. It prevents fingerprinting by IP permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) "User connects via VPN XYZ" is part of the fingerprint. It doesn't protect you from identifying you, instead it ads to the number of unique properties of your computer and connection, adding to the size of your fingerprint. Besides, a lot of VPNs and proxies add another header x-forwarded-for with your original IP. Source: I worked on multiple e-commerce platforms that use fingerprinting as part of their fraud protection. Also see https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/learn for a more detailed explanation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago Of course it protects you. You can't use the internet without an IP address. The best IP address is one that's shared with as many people as possible. That's why people use VPNs. Of course you get a fingerprint. The key is to have a fingerprint thats shared by as many people as possible. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) "User connects via VPN XYZ" is part of the fingerprint. It doesn't protect you from identifying you, instead it ads to the number of unique properties of your computer and connection, adding to the size of your fingerprint. Besides, a lot of VPNs and proxies add another header x-forwarded-for with your original IP. Source: I worked on multiple e-commerce platforms that use fingerprinting as part of their fraud protection. Also see https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/learn for a more detailed explanation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago Of course it protects you. You can't use the internet without an IP address. The best IP address is one that's shared with as many people as possible. That's why people use VPNs. Of course you get a fingerprint. The key is to have a fingerprint thats shared by as many people as possible. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago Of course it protects you. You can't use the internet without an IP address. The best IP address is one that's shared with as many people as possible. That's why people use VPNs. Of course you get a fingerprint. The key is to have a fingerprint thats shared by as many people as possible. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] datavoid@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Map car retreats around corner permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 0 points 2 years ago TorBrowser does all of this for you. permalink fedilink source parent