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EFF "cover your tracks" browser privacy test (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/privacy

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https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/ Wanted to share this awesome tool to test your browser, also please do share your results in the comments.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

blocking javascript makes you stand out WAY more. that basically narrows down the pool of possible people from a million to 3.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

tell that to my results of 1 in 360

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

1/76 on my tor

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

yea tor is a different beast. As close to true anonimity as you can get

[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

using the eff site is not accurate because it just tests your browser against all the other people that opted in to be tested, and an abnormally high percentage of people who tested explicitly turn(ed) off javascript, which is not representative of the normal web browsing public.