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by dempedempe 201 days ago
Yeah. You are fingerprinted if you disable JS and/or use a VPN. Read the article for more info.
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I did but I don't think I understand how it's that bad, random IP address with JavaScript disabled is 2 data points that can't, as far as I can see, be really helpful in identifying me. Seems like you're fingerprinted anyway so the less you give the better...
Just having JS disabled narrows you down by a lot. Yeah, fingerprinters can't use a lot of their more sophisticated techniques, but they still have a lot to work with as I understand it. I'm no expert though.