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by iza 1111 days ago
Wouldn't blocking third-party cookies prevent this? It should really be the default setting at this point.
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Cookies don't save you from having your CPU memory speed profiled
Indeed. Although I'm a little surprised that CPU access isn't one of the features denied through simple anti-fingerprinting measures.

Edit: After a brief search there (thankfully) doesn't appear to be such a straightforward way to measure CPU load. Which of course makes it that much harder to block.