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by codedokode 43 days ago
Because the site can compare the user agent with navigator.platform, which your browser fills with great care.
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That naturally implies we must patch the browser.

"Source code? We don't need no stinkin' source code!"

That's what Russian underground hackers do to create so called "anti-detect" browsers, which can emulate different browser fingerprints. But they are commercial and closed-source.