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by phkahler 3173 days ago
But if the comment above yours is correct, you're defeating a small security measure:

>> It's basic fingerprinting used by every major security-sensitive service, like banks.

>> The more entropy (unique bits of data) about your browser context they can collect, the easier to recognize you and see if you're a human or not (and block if they need to).

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A security measure for some is a privacy breech for others.