I went on amiunique.com, and it says that I’m unique.

Lowest scores: list of fonts JS (0.01%), canvas (0.00%), media devices (0.00%), user agent (0.11%), and audio data (0.80%)

I use Linux Mint Debian edition, Librewolf browser, and Mullvad VPN. How do I become less unique?

  • ZikejiEnglish
    16·
    3 days ago

    One of the points of Libre Wolf is to make you unique, but each session should be unique.

    You can find some additional setting tweaks here: https://librewolf.net/docs/settings/

    The “letterboxing” feature is an additional uniqueness feature you could consider enabling.

    I’m particular you could check your result in this experiment: https://fpresearch.httpjames.space/

    Try it in both normal and in a private tab, then record those results, reopen Libre Wolf, and try again.

    • FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.orgEnglish
      21·
      3 days ago

      Can you explain what I’m supposed to be looking for in that .space link? What’s the server code and client code? Am I trying to see if the emojis and number at the bottom changes when I reopen the site?

      • ZikejiEnglish
        1·
        3 days ago

        So server code is your fingerprint based on what a server is able to see. This would be your fingerprint with JS disabled, essential. Client code is the JS generated fingerprint.

        For the emojis I have no idea.

        • Zloubida@lemmy.world
          1·
          2 days ago

          So, if I have the same client code and a different server code, I’m followable only as long as I have JS enabled?

        • FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.orgEnglish
          12·
          2 days ago

          So … Again, what is the point of this test, lol. What am i looking for? It seems like no one actually knows what the hell this test is showing, lol. Idk why it was posted if no one knows what it’s showing? Do you know what I’m supposed to be looking for?

          • ZikejiEnglish
            1·
            2 days ago

            The test is simply showing two fingerprints for your browser. One, the server fingerprint, is one that any tracker can see. The other, the client fingerprint, is what can be used if you have Javascript enabled.

            Instead of inundating you with test results, this one is simple - check to see if your fingerprints change between browsing sessions. If they don’t change, that means you can be tracked. In which case you can mess with settings and try again.

            • FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.orgEnglish
              11·
              2 days ago

              Mine appears to change each time between browser sessions on a semi-hardened firefox. No clue what the bottom section means though.

              • ZikejiEnglish
                1·
                2 days ago

                The bottom result (the % certain one) is just a fuzzy match of similar fingerprints AFAICT.

                • FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.orgEnglish
                  1·
                  2 days ago

                  Cool. Thanks. I’m a bit confused because it seems like people are saying that normal Firefox won’t protect you against this, but it does indeed seem to if you use the strict privacy setting which blocks both known fingerprinters and suspected fingerprinters.

                  Edit: hm nevermind. Sometimes it appears to change the client code, sometimes it doesn’t.

                • FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.orgEnglish
                  11·
                  2 days ago

                  So should both the server and client codes change each time you reopen a new browser session? Or just the client?

                  • ZikejiEnglish
                    1·
                    2 days ago

                    Both should if your goal is to not have a reusable fingerprint (which for a privacy focus would be). Server should change more frequently since it has access to less information about the browser. Server based fingerprinting is fairly unreliable, client side uses Javascript to generate more bits of unique data.